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Real Estate Investments - Acquisitions (Details)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Real Estate Investments - Acquisitions (Details)	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) item	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) property item	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) property item	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)
Real estate investments
Transaction Costs		$ 539,000	$ 2,000	$ 564,000	$ 22,000
Investment Commitment		173,550,000		173,550,000
Funding				49,490,000
2015 Acquisitions
Real estate investments
Purchase Price				183,576,000
Transaction Costs				422,000
Total Acquisition Costs				$ 183,998,000
Number of properties acquired \| property				12
Number of beds/units acquired \| item				1,057
Skilled Nursing Property Acquisition
Real estate investments
Lease inducement fee payments				$ 1,054,000
Wisconsin \| Skilled Nursing Property Acquisition
Real estate investments
Purchase Price				13,946,000
Real Estate Investment
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment		90,758,000		90,758,000
Real Estate Investment \| Oregon \| Land Acquisition \| 2015 Acquisitions
Real estate investments
Purchase Price		500,000
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment		33,990,000		33,990,000
Funding				3,927,000
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate \| Subsequent Event
Real estate investments
Funding	$ 9,500,000
Mortgage and Construction Loans on Real Estate \| Skilled Nursing Property Acquisition
Real estate investments
Loan commitment under which the purchase option was exercised		10,600,000		10,600,000
Payments to equip property				$ 3,346,000
Maximum \| Real Estate Investment
Real estate investments
Initial term of operating lease				15 years
Real Estate Development Commitments One \| Real Estate Investment
Real estate investments
Number of development commitments \| item				4
Real Estate Development Commitments One \| Maximum \| Real Estate Investment
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment		55,529,000		$ 55,529,000
Skilled Nursing \| 2015 Acquisitions
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
Skilled Nursing \| Real Estate Investment
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment		6,000,000		$ 6,000,000
Skilled Nursing \| Real Estate Investment \| 2015 Acquisitions
Real estate investments
Purchase Price				$ 13,946,000
Number of beds/units acquired \| item				106
Loan commitment under which the purchase option was exercised		10,600,000		$ 10,600,000
Skilled Nursing \| Mortgage Loans on Real Estate
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment		33,500,000		33,500,000
Funding				3,697,000
ALF & MC \| Real Estate Investment
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment		$ 16,535,000		$ 16,535,000
ALF & MC \| Real Estate Investment \| 2015 Acquisitions
Real estate investments
Number of properties acquired \| property		10
ALF & MC \| Real Estate Development Commitments One \| Real Estate Investment
Real estate investments
Number of beds/units under development \| item				89
Assisted Living \| 2015 Acquisitions
Real estate investments
Purchase Price				$ 156,097,000
Transaction Costs				325,000
Total Acquisition Costs				$ 156,422,000
Number of properties acquired \| property				11
Number of beds/units acquired \| item				951
Assisted Living \| Real Estate Investment
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment		$ 84,758,000		$ 84,758,000
Assisted Living \| Real Estate Investment \| 2015 Acquisitions
Real estate investments
Purchase Price				142,000,000
Assisted Living \| Real Estate Investment \| 2015 Acquisitions \| Rent coverage ratio stipulation
Real estate investments
Contingent consideration		10,000,000		$ 10,000,000
Assisted Living \| Real Estate Investment \| Land Acquisition \| 2015 Acquisitions
Real estate investments
Number of properties acquired \| property				5
Number of beds/units acquired \| item				385
Assisted Living \| Mortgage Loans on Real Estate
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment		490,000		$ 490,000
Funding				230,000
Assisted Living \| Memory Care Property with 60 Units \| Real Estate Investment \| 2015 Acquisitions
Real estate investments
Purchase Price				14,250,000
Total Acquisition Costs				$ 14,132,000
Number of beds/units acquired \| item				60
Assisted Living \| Memory Care Property with 60 Units \| Real Estate Investment \| 2015 Acquisitions \| Working capital reserve
Real estate investments
Contingent consideration		2,000,000		$ 2,000,000
Assisted Living \| Memory Care Property with 60 Units \| Real Estate Investment \| 2015 Acquisitions \| Rent coverage ratio stipulation
Real estate investments
Contingent consideration		300,000		300,000
Assisted Living \| Memory Care Property with 60 Units \| Real Estate Investment \| 2015 Acquisitions \| Fair Value \| Working capital reserve
Real estate investments
Contingent consideration		1,847,000		1,847,000
Memory Care \| Illinois \| 2015 Acquisitions \| Subsequent Event
Real estate investments
Purchase Price	2,800,000
Memory Care \| Real Estate Investment
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment		48,923,000		48,923,000
Memory Care \| Real Estate Investment \| Florida \| 2015 Acquisitions
Real estate investments
Purchase Price		$ 14,250,000
Number of beds/units acquired \| item		60
Contingent consideration		$ 2,000,000		2,000,000
Memory Care \| Real Estate Investment \| Florida \| 2015 Acquisitions \| Fair Value
Real estate investments
Contingent consideration		1,847,000		$ 1,847,000
Memory Care \| Real Estate Investment \| Illinois \| 2015 Acquisitions \| Subsequent Event
Real estate investments
Purchase Price	2,800,000
Memory Care \| Real Estate Development Commitments One \| Real Estate Investment
Real estate investments
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Number of beds/units under development \| item				132
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Real estate investments
Investment Commitment		12,182,000		$ 12,182,000
Number of beds/units under development \| item				56
Land \| 2015 Acquisitions
Real estate investments
Purchase Price				$ 13,533,000
Transaction Costs				97,000
Total Acquisition Costs				$ 13,630,000
Independent Living \| Real Estate Development Commitments One \| Real Estate Investment
Real estate investments
Number of beds/units under development \| item				108
Independent, ALF, and MC properties \| Real Estate Investment \| 2015 Acquisitions
Real estate investments
Purchase Price		$ 142,000,000
Number of properties acquired \| property				10
Number of beds/units acquired \| item		891
Independent, ALF, and MC properties \| Real Estate Investment \| Wisconsin \| 2015 Acquisitions
Real estate investments
Number of properties acquired \| property		9
Independent, ALF, and MC properties \| Real Estate Investment \| Illinois \| 2015 Acquisitions
Real estate investments
Number of properties acquired \| property		1
Hospital \| Real Estate Investment \| Nevada \| 2015 Acquisitions \| Subsequent Event
Real estate investments
Purchase Price	$ 9,250,000
Development Project \| Real Estate Investment \| California \| Land Acquisition \| 2015 Acquisitions
Real estate investments
Purchase Price		$ 2,022,000
Development Project \| ALF & MC
Real estate investments
Number of beds/units under development \| item				89
Development Project \| Memory Care
Real estate investments
Number of beds/units under development \| item				254
Development Project \| Memory Care \| Real Estate Investment \| California \| 2015 Acquisitions
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment		$ 12,606,000		$ 12,606,000
Number of beds/units under development \| item		66
Development Project \| Memory Care \| Real Estate Development Commitments \| Illinois \| 2015 Acquisitions \| Subsequent Event
Real estate investments
Number of beds/units acquired \| item	66
Investment Commitment	$ 14,769,000
Development Project \| Independent Living
Real estate investments
Investment Commitment		$ 14,500,000		$ 14,500,000
Number of beds/units under development \| item				108
Master Lease Agreement \| Memory Care \| Real Estate Investment \| Florida \| 2015 Acquisitions
Real estate investments
Initial cash yield (as a percent)		8.00%		8.00%
Annual cash yield percentage increase		2.50%
Contingent consideration		$ 300,000		$ 300,000
Master Lease Agreement \| Independent, ALF, and MC properties \| 2015 Acquisitions
Real estate investments
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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%
Contingent consideration		$ 10,000,000		$ 10,000,000
Master Lease Agreement \| Development Project \| Memory Care \| Real Estate Investment \| California \| 2015 Acquisitions
Real estate investments
Initial cash yield (as a percent)		9.00%		9.00%