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Debt Obligations (Details)		1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jul. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) property
Debt Obligations
Outstanding Balance			$ 357,967,000		$ 281,633,000
Amount outstanding Senior Unsecured Notes			$ 277,467,000		281,633,000
Weighted Average [Member]
Debt Obligations
Applicable Interest Rate (as a percent)			4.10%
Bank Borrowings - Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Obligations
Outstanding Balance			$ 80,500,000
Available for Borrowing			319,500,000		400,000,000
Maximum availability under Unsecured Credit Agreement			400,000,000
Possible total maximum availability under Unsecured Credit Agreement			$ 600,000,000
Additional extension period option			1 year
Unused commitment fee (as a percent)			0.30%
Amount borrowed			$ 82,000,000	$ 21,000,000
Repayments of debt			$ 1,500,000
Bank Borrowings - Line of Credit [Member] | London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Debt Obligations
Description of interest rate			LIBOR
Basis spread over base rate (as a percent)			1.25%
Bank Borrowings - Line of Credit [Member] | Weighted Average [Member]
Debt Obligations
Applicable Interest Rate (as a percent)			1.67%
Senior Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt Obligations
Outstanding Balance	$ 252,467,000		$ 277,467,000		$ 281,633,000
Repayments of debt	25,000,000		$ 4,167,000	4,167,000
Senior Unsecured Debt [Member] | Weighted Average [Member]
Debt Obligations
Applicable Interest Rate (as a percent)			4.80%
Bonds [Member]
Debt Obligations
Repayments of debt				$ 635,000
Number of assisted living properties securing debt instruments | property					5
Subsequent Event [Member] | Bank Borrowings - Line of Credit [Member]
Debt Obligations
Outstanding Balance	104,500,000
Available for Borrowing	295,500,000
Amount borrowed	24,000,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Senior Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt Obligations
Outstanding Balance	252,467,000
Repayments of debt	25,000,000
Private Shelf Agreement Prudential
Debt Obligations
Debt instrument term		3 years
Maximum available for issuance		$ 200,000,000
Maximum availability under the private shelf agreement for senior unsecured term note issuances		$ 102,000,000
Maximum average life of the loan from the date of original issuance		12 years
Private Shelf Agreement Prudential | Maximum [Member]
Debt Obligations
Maximum maturity period of each debt issuance under the shelf agreement		15 years
Private Shelf Agreement Prudential | Subsequent Event [Member]
Debt Obligations
Face amount of debt	$ 100,000,000
Fixed interest rate (as a percent)	4.50%
Private Shelf Agreement Prudential | Subsequent Event [Member] | Senior Unsecured Debt [Member]
Debt Obligations
Debt instrument term	15 years
Face amount of debt	$ 100,000,000
Fixed interest rate (as a percent)	4.50%
Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement AIG [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Debt Obligations
Debt instrument term	3 years
Maximum available for issuance	$ 100,000,000
Maximum average life of the loan from the date of original issuance	12 years
Note Purchase and Private Shelf Agreement AIG [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Debt Obligations
Maximum maturity period of each debt issuance under the shelf agreement	15 years

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Length of the additional optional extension period for the date when the debt instrument is scheduled to be fully repaid, which may be presented in a variety of ways (years, months, etc.).

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Represents the possible total maximum borrowing capacity under the line of credit facility.

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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The reference rate for the variable rate of the debt instrument, such as LIBOR or the US Treasury rate and the maturity of the reference rate used, such as three months or six months LIBOR.

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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