SCHEDULE II VALUATION AND QUALIFYING ACCOUNTS (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Valuation and qualifying accounts
Balance at beginning of period	$ 3,212,000	$ 2,339,000	$ 2,440,000
(Recovered) charged to costs and expenses	32,000	2,180,000	(101,000)
Deductions	(840,000)	(1,307,000)
Balance at end of period	2,404,000	3,212,000	2,339,000
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts and Other Receivables [Member]
Valuation and qualifying accounts
Balance at beginning of period	1,671,000	782,000	921,000
(Recovered) charged to costs and expenses	2,000	1,274,000	(139,000)
Deductions		(385,000)
Balance at end of period	1,673,000	1,671,000	782,000
Allowance for Straight Line Rent Receivable [Member]
Valuation and qualifying accounts
Balance at beginning of period	1,541,000	1,557,000	1,519,000
(Recovered) charged to costs and expenses	30,000	906,000	38,000
Deductions	(840,000)	(922,000)
Balance at end of period	731,000	1,541,000	1,557,000
Write-off of straight-line rent receivable balance	$ 840,000	$ 878,000
Number of assisted living properties transitioned to new lessee		4

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Total of allowances and reserves, the valuation and qualifying accounts that are either netted against the cost of an asset (in order to value it at its carrying value) or that reflect a liability established to represent expected future costs.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 235

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 4

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=26873400&loc=d3e24092-122690

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 09

-Article 12

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