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Real Estate Investments (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012 property states operator	Sep. 30, 2012 loan property states operator	Sep. 30, 2011
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units	522	522
Weighted Average Interest Rate (as a percent)	8.60%	8.60%
Mortgage Loans
Real Estate Investments
Gross Investments	$ 49,141,000	$ 49,141,000
Percentage of Investments	100.00%	100.00%
Number of Loans		28
Number of properties	33	33
Number of states	12	12
Number of operators	12	12
Interest rate for mortgage loans, low end of range (as a percent)		10.00%
Interest rate for mortgage loans, high end of range (as a percent)		14.20%
Mortgage loans
Scheduled principal payments received	621,000	2,010,000	2,429,000
Mortgage Loans | Minimum
Real Estate Investments
General amortization schedule of mortgage loans		20 years
Specified basis points for annual increase in interest rate (as a percent)		0.10%
Mortgage Loans | Maximum
Real Estate Investments
General amortization schedule of mortgage loans		25 years
Specified basis points for annual increase in interest rate (as a percent)		0.25%
Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Gross Investments	805,759,000	805,759,000
Percentage of Investments	100.00%	100.00%
Number of properties	174	174
Number of states	25	25
Number of operators	32	32
Owned Properties | Minimum
Operating leases
Initial term of non-cancelable operating lease		10 years
Specified annual increase over the prior year's rent (as a percent)		2.00%
Owned Properties | Maximum
Operating leases
Initial term of non-cancelable operating lease		15 years
Specified annual increase over the prior year's rent (as a percent)		3.00%
SNF Beds
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units			782
SNF Beds | Mortgage Loans
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units	2,093	2,093
SNF Beds | Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units	9,217	9,217
ALF Units
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units			40
ALF Units | Mortgage Loans
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units	498	498
ALF Units | Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units	4,197	4,197
ILF Units
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units			53
ILF Units | Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units	423	423
Memory care property | 60-unit free-standing, private-pay memory care property | Colorado
Real Estate Investments
Number of beds/units acquired	60	60
Skilled Nursing
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units	522	522
Skilled Nursing | Mortgage Loans
Real Estate Investments
Gross Investments	23,780,000	23,780,000
Percentage of Investments	48.40%	48.40%
Number of Loans		18
Number of properties	18	18
Average Investment per Bed/Unit	11,930	11,930
Amount received related to payoff of loan, excluding accrued interest	483,000	2,846,000
Number of units/beds at the property securing mortgage loans paid off	118
Mortgage loans
Number of loans paid off		3	3
Number of properties securing mortgage loans paid off		3	5
Skilled Nursing | Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Gross Investments	438,135,000	438,135,000
Percentage of Investments	54.40%	54.40%
Number of properties	71	71
Average Investment per Bed/Unit	52,140	52,140
Skilled Nursing | SNF Beds
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units			664
Skilled Nursing | SNF Beds | Mortgage Loans
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units	1,994	1,994
Skilled Nursing | SNF Beds | Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units	8,403	8,403
120-bed skilled nursing property under development | SNF Beds | Texas
Real Estate Investments
Number of beds/units acquired		90
Assisted Living | Mortgage Loans
Real Estate Investments
Gross Investments	22,438,000	22,438,000
Percentage of Investments	45.70%	45.70%
Number of Loans		9
Number of properties	14	14
Average Investment per Bed/Unit	52,920	52,920
Mortgage loans
Number of properties securing mortgage loans paid off			1
Assisted Living | Mortgage Loans | Notice of prepayment
Real Estate Investments
Number of Loans	7
Number of properties	7	7
Expected amount to be received related to payoff of loan, excluding accrued interest	15,157,000
Weighted Average Interest Rate (as a percent)	12.10%	12.10%
Assisted Living | Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Gross Investments	285,981,000	285,981,000
Percentage of Investments	35.50%	35.50%
Number of properties	88	88
Average Investment per Bed/Unit	72,570	72,570
Assisted Living | ALF Units | Mortgage Loans
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units	424	424
Assisted Living | ALF Units | Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units	3,941	3,941
Skilled Nursing and Assisted Living | Mortgage Loans
Real Estate Investments
Amount received related to payoff of loan, excluding accrued interest			2,557,000
Other Senior Housing | Mortgage Loans
Real Estate Investments
Gross Investments	2,923,000	2,923,000
Percentage of Investments	5.90%	5.90%
Number of Loans		1
Number of properties	1	1
Average Investment per Bed/Unit	16,900	16,900
Other Senior Housing | Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Gross Investments	64,704,000	64,704,000
Percentage of Investments	8.00%	8.00%
Number of properties	13	13
Average Investment per Bed/Unit	43,340	43,340
Other Senior Housing | SNF Beds
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units			118
Other Senior Housing | SNF Beds | Mortgage Loans
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units	99	99
Other Senior Housing | SNF Beds | Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units	814	814
Other Senior Housing | ALF Units
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units			40
Other Senior Housing | ALF Units | Mortgage Loans
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units	74	74
Other Senior Housing | ALF Units | Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units	256	256
Other Senior Housing | ILF Units
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units			53
Other Senior Housing | ILF Units | Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Number of Beds/Units	423	423
Schools | Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Gross Investments	12,268,000	12,268,000
Percentage of Investments	1.50%	1.50%
Number of properties	2	2
Under development | Owned Properties
Real Estate Investments
Gross Investments	$ 4,671,000	$ 4,671,000
Percentage of Investments	0.60%	0.60%
Number of properties under development		2
Number of units in free-standing, private-pay memory care property		60

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