LONG-TERM DEBT AND INTEREST RATE SWAP (Details)			3 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Dec. 01, 2018 USD ($)	Feb. 26, 2016 USD ($) center	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) letter_of_credit	Mar. 31, 2019 center	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($) letter_of_credit	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($)	May 13, 2019 USD ($) center	Apr. 30, 2019 center	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Aug. 01, 2017 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 29, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 28, 2016 USD ($)	Oct. 03, 2016 USD ($)
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Number of skilled nursing centers participating in QIPP | center				1				4	11
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)			$ 589,000			$ 589,000				$ 837,000
Income tax benefit, interest rate swap			17,351,000		$ (425,000)	16,396,000	$ (463,000)
Interest rate swap
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Notional amount of interest rate derivatives			$ 27,245,000			$ 27,245,000
Annual fixed rate percentage			5.79%			5.79%
Net asset based on interest rate swap valuation model			$ 30,000			$ 30,000
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)			$ 23,000			23,000
Income tax benefit, interest rate swap						$ (7,000)
Amended and restated credit agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Loan acquisition costs		$ 2,162,000
Number of letters of credit | letter_of_credit			4			4
Affiliated Revolving Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowings outstanding			$ 0			$ 0
Credit agreement | Amended and restated credit agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity		$ 100,000,000
Term of agreements		5 years
Mortgage loan | Amended and restated credit agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity		$ 72,500,000
Term of agreements		5 years
Period of amortization		25 years
Amended mortgage loan balance			60,147,000			60,147,000
Number of owned nursing centers to secure Amended Mortgage Loan | center		15
Mortgage loan | Amended and restated credit agreement | Interest rate swap
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt interest rate at period end		5.79%
Amended revolver | Amended and restated credit agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity	$ 42,250,000	$ 27,500,000	36,739,000			36,739,000		$ 5,000			$ 42,250,000	$ 52,250,000			$ 52,250,000
Fixed charge coverage ratio				1.01
Repayments of lines of credit	4,947,000
Reduction in credit facility								2,000
Borrowings outstanding			17,500,000			$ 17,500,000				$ 15,000,000
Interest rate during period						6.50%
Amended revolver | Amended and restated credit agreement | LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate percentage		4.00%
Amended revolver | Affiliated Revolving Credit Agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Periodic reduction in capacity								$ 1,000
Amended revolver | Amended Revolver and Affiliated Revolver
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Balance available for borrowing under revolving credit center			$ 5,645,000			$ 5,645,000
Letter of credit | Amended and restated credit agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity													$ 15,000,000	$ 10,000,000
Annual fees for letters of credit issued under Revolver (as a percentage)		3.00%
Mortgage term loan | Mortgage loan | Amended and restated credit agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity		$ 60,000,000
Debt interest rate at period end			6.50%			6.50%
Amended mortgage loan balance			$ 50,747,000			$ 50,747,000
Increase to credit facility limit												$ 7,500,000
Mortgage term loan | Mortgage loan | Amended and restated credit agreement | Interest rate swap | Designated as hedging instrument
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Notional amount of interest rate derivatives		$ 30,000,000
Mortgage term loan | Mortgage loan | Amended and restated credit agreement | LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate percentage		4.00%
Mortgage term loan | Amended revolver | Amended and restated credit agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Repayments of lines of credit	11,100,000
Acquisition loan facility | Mortgage loan | Amended and restated credit agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity		$ 12,500,000
Debt interest rate at period end			7.25%			7.25%
Amended mortgage loan balance			$ 9,400,000			$ 9,400,000
Acquisition loan facility | Mortgage loan | Amended and restated credit agreement | LIBOR
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Interest rate percentage		4.75%
Acquisition loan facility | Amended revolver | Amended and restated credit agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity	10,400,000
Repayments of lines of credit	$ 2,100,000
Omega Healthcare Investors Inc | Amended revolver | Amended and restated credit agreement
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Letters of credit security deposit for a lease			$ 13,594,000			$ 13,594,000