Real Estate Investments (Details 2) - Jun. 30, 2015	USD ($) property item	USD ($) property item
Real estate investments
Purchase Price		$ 24,957,000
Transaction Costs		78,000
Total Acquisition Costs		$ 25,035,000
Number of properties acquired \| property		1
Number of beds/units acquired \| item		106
Investment Commitment	$ 115,430,000	$ 115,430,000
Skilled Nursing Property Acquisition [Member]
Real estate investments
Purchase Price		13,946,000
Total Acquisition Costs		$ 13,946,000
Number of properties acquired \| property		1
Number of beds/units acquired \| item		106
Lease inducement fee payments		$ 1,054,000
Land Acquisition [Member]
Real estate investments
Purchase Price		11,011,000
Transaction Costs		78,000
Total Acquisition Costs		11,089,000
Portfolio of 10 Properties [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Real estate investments
Purchase Price	$ 142,000,000
Number of properties acquired \| property	10
Number of beds/units acquired \| item	891
Wisconsin \| Portfolio of 10 Properties [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Real estate investments
Number of properties acquired \| property	9
Illinois \| Portfolio of 10 Properties [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Real estate investments
Number of properties acquired \| property	1
Real Estate Investment [Member]
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment	$ 78,152,000	78,152,000
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Member]
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment	33,990,000	33,990,000
Mortgage and Construction Loans on Real Estate [Member] \| Skilled Nursing Property Acquisition [Member]
Real estate investments
Loan commitment under which the purchase option was exercised	10,600,000	$ 10,600,000
Maximum [Member] \| Real Estate Investment [Member]
Real estate investments
Initial term of operating lease		15 years
Real Estate Development Commitments One [Member] \| Real Estate Investment [Member]
Real estate investments
Number of development commitments \| item		3
Real Estate Development Commitments One [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Real Estate Investment [Member]
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment	42,922,000	$ 42,922,000
Skilled Nursing Properties [Member] \| Real Estate Investment [Member]
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment	6,000,000	6,000,000
Skilled Nursing Properties [Member] \| Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Member]
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment	33,500,000	33,500,000
Assisted Living and Memory Care Properties [Member] \| Real Estate Investment [Member]
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment	16,536,000	$ 16,536,000
Assisted Living and Memory Care Properties [Member] \| Real Estate Development Commitments One [Member] \| Real Estate Investment [Member]
Real estate investments
Number of beds/units under development \| item		89
Assisted Living Properties [Member] \| Real Estate Investment [Member]
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment	72,152,000	$ 72,152,000
Assisted Living Properties [Member] \| Mortgage Loans on Real Estate [Member]
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment	490,000	490,000
Memory Care Property [Member] \| Real Estate Investment [Member]
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment	36,316,000	$ 36,316,000
Memory Care Property [Member] \| Real Estate Development Commitments One [Member] \| Real Estate Investment [Member]
Real estate investments
Number of beds/units under development \| item		66
Memory Care Property [Member] \| Real Estate Development Commitments Two [Member] \| Real Estate Investment [Member]
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment	12,182,000	$ 12,182,000
Number of beds/units under development \| item		56
Independent Living Property [Member] \| Real Estate Development Commitments One [Member] \| Real Estate Investment [Member]
Real estate investments
Number of beds/units under development \| item		108
Development Project [Member] \| Assisted Living and Memory Care Properties [Member]
Real estate investments
Number of beds/units under development \| item		89
Development Project [Member] \| Memory Care Property [Member]
Real estate investments
Number of beds/units under development \| item		188
Development Project [Member] \| Independent Living Property [Member]
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment	$ 14,500,000	$ 14,500,000
Number of beds/units under development \| item		108
Master Lease Agreement with Third Party Operator [Member] \| Scenario, Forecast [Member]
Real estate investments
Initial term of operating lease	15 years
Initial cash yield (as a percent)	6.50%	6.50%
Increase in basis points on the cash yield for each of the first and second year anniversaries under the master lease agreement (as a percent)	0.25%	0.25%
Increase in the cash yield percentage rate in year three and thereafter under the master lease agreement (as a percent)	2.75%	2.75%

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