Subsequent Event (Narrative) (Details)	Feb. 26, 2016 USD ($) Center	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Center
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of owned nursing centers | Center		13
Interest rate swap | Designated as Hedging Instrument
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Notional amount of interest rate swap		$ 21,200,500
Subsequent Event | Diversicare of Hutchinson | Hutchinson, Kansas | Real estate purchase options
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Amount of exercised purchase options	$ 4,250,000
Subsequent Event | Clinton Place | Clinton, Kentucky | Real estate purchase options
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Amount of exercised purchase options	3,300,000
Subsequent Event | Credit Agreement | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | Syndicate of Financial Institutions and Banks, including The Private Bank and Trust Company, the Administering Agent
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity	100,000,000.0
Minimum EBITDAR per financial covenants	$ 10,000,000.0
Minimum fixed charge coverage ratio per financial covenants	1.05
Minimum EBITDA per financial covenants	$ 10,000,000.0
Minimum Current Ratio per financial covenants	1.00
Subsequent Event | Mortgage Loan | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | Syndicate of Financial Institutions and Banks, including The Private Bank and Trust Company, the Administering Agent
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity	$ 72,500,000.0
Period after anniversary of closing date	3 years
Maximum amount of increase in borrowing capacity	$ 30,000,000.0
Term of loan	5 years
Amortization period	25 years
Effective fixed interest rate percentage	5.79%
Number of owned nursing centers | Center	17
Subsequent Event | Mortgage Loan | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | Syndicate of Financial Institutions and Banks, including The Private Bank and Trust Company, the Administering Agent | Interest rate swap | Designated as Hedging Instrument
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Notional amount of interest rate swap	$ 30,000,000
Subsequent Event | Mortgage Loan | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | Syndicate of Financial Institutions and Banks, including The Private Bank and Trust Company, the Administering Agent | LIBOR
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Interest rate percentage	4.00%
Subsequent Event | Term Facilities | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | Syndicate of Financial Institutions and Banks, including The Private Bank and Trust Company, the Administering Agent
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity	$ 60,000,000.0
Subsequent Event | Loan | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | Syndicate of Financial Institutions and Banks, including The Private Bank and Trust Company, the Administering Agent
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity	12,500,000.0
Subsequent Event | Revolving credit facility | Amended and Restated Credit Agreement | Syndicate of Financial Institutions and Banks, including The Private Bank and Trust Company, the Administering Agent
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Borrowing capacity	$ 27,500,000.0