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Real Estate Investments (Details 3) (USD $)			12 Months Ended									12 Months Ended				1 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended			12 Months Ended			12 Months Ended
Real Estate Investments (Details 3) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2012 Mortgage Loans loan property operator state	Dec. 31, 2011 Mortgage Loans loan	Dec. 31, 2010 Mortgage Loans loan	Dec. 31, 2010 Mortgage Loans Minnesota loan	Dec. 31, 2010 Mortgage Loans Oklahoma loan	Dec. 31, 2012 Mortgage Loans Minimum	Dec. 31, 2012 Mortgage Loans Maximum	Dec. 31, 2012 SNF Beds Mortgage Loans bed	Dec. 31, 2012 ALF Units Mortgage Loans unit	Dec. 31, 2012 Skilled Nursing Mortgage Loans property loan	Dec. 31, 2011 Skilled Nursing Mortgage Loans property	Dec. 31, 2010 Skilled Nursing Mortgage Loans loan property	Dec. 31, 2012 Skilled Nursing SNF Beds Mortgage Loans bed	Feb. 28, 2013 106-bed skilled nursing property	Jan. 31, 2013 106-bed skilled nursing property	Dec. 31, 2012 106-bed skilled nursing property bed	Feb. 28, 2013 106-bed skilled nursing property Loan paid off	Jan. 31, 2013 106-bed skilled nursing property Loan paid off	Dec. 31, 2012 70-unit assisted living property	Dec. 31, 2012 Assisted Living Mortgage Loans loan property	Dec. 31, 2011 Assisted Living Mortgage Loans property	Dec. 31, 2012 Assisted Living ALF Units Mortgage Loans unit	Dec. 31, 2012 Range of Care Mortgage Loans loan property	Dec. 31, 2012 Range of Care SNF Beds Mortgage Loans bed	Dec. 31, 2012 Range of Care ALF Units Mortgage Loans unit
Real Estate Investments
Gross Investments			$ 40,081,000									$ 24,931,000										$ 12,288,000			$ 2,862,000
Percentage of Investments			100.00%									62.20%										30.70%			7.10%
Number of Loans			20									16										3			1
Number of properties			26									17										8			1
Number of Beds/Units										1,960	285				1,861			106						211		99	74
Average Investment per Bed/Unit												13,400										58,240			16,540
Number of states			9
Number of operators			12
Interest rate for mortgage loans, low end of range (as a percent)			7.00%
Interest rate for mortgage loans, high end of range (as a percent)			13.50%
General amortization schedule of mortgage loans								20 years	25 years
Specified basis points for annual increase in interest rate (as a percent)								0.10%	0.25%
Carrying value of mortgage loans	39,299,000	53,081,000	39,299,000	53,081,000
Scheduled principal payments on mortgage loans
2013			1,933,000
2014			14,244,000
2015			4,272,000
2016			2,195,000
2017			6,118,000
Thereafter			11,319,000
Originated commitment																		10,600,000			5,100,000
Term of loan																		10 years
Rate of interest (as a percent)																		9.00%			7.00%
Annual increase in rate of interest (as a percent)																		0.25%			1.50%
Purchase price of replacement facility																		13,500,000
Term of right to purchase replacement facility																		18 months
Funded loan commitments																128,000	776,000	2,619,000	128,000	776,000
Remaining loan commitments																		7,981,000	7,077,000	7,077,000
Mortgage loans
Scheduled principal payments received			2,572,000	3,136,000	4,499,000
Amount received related to payoff of loan, excluding accrued interest			19,061,000	2,831,000										3,904,000
Number of loans paid off			11	4										5
Number of properties securing mortgage loans paid off												4	7	5								7	1
Amount invested in mortgage loan for capital improvements														72,000
Amount invested for expansion of property and extension of loan maturity														1,622,000
Provision for doubtful accounts charge					$ 1,235,000
Period of extension of loan maturity														5 years
Number of mortgage loans for which doubtful accounts charge have been created					2	1	1