Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method and is recorded over the estimated useful life of each class of depreciable asset. Leasehold improvements are amortized over the shorter of the estimated asset life or term of the lease. Repairs and maintenance costs are charged to expense as incurred.

The following table sets forth the amounts of property and equipment by each class of depreciable asset as of December 31, 2017 and December 31, 2016:



	December 31, 2017		December 31, 2016
	(in thousands)
Housekeeping and Dietary equipment	$	22,349	$	21,136
Computer hardware and software	12,665		11,750
Other ⁽¹⁾	990		1,133
Total property and equipment, at cost	$	36,004	$	34,019
Less accumulated depreciation	22,495		20,564
Total property and equipment, net	$	13,509	$	13,455


⁽¹⁾	Includes furniture and fixtures, leasehold improvements and autos and trucks.

Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 was $5.0 million, $4.8 million and $4.4 million, respectively.