Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and equipment are recorded at cost. Depreciation is recorded over the estimated useful life of each class of depreciable assets, and is computed using the straight-line method. 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 assets as of December 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015:



	December 31, 2016		December 31, 2015
	(in thousands)
Housekeeping and Dietary equipment	$	21,136	$	19,445
Computer hardware and software	11,750		10,528
Other ⁽¹⁾	1,133		1,134
Total property and equipment, at cost	$	34,019	$	31,107
Less accumulated depreciation	20,564		18,021
Total property and equipment, net	$	13,455	$	13,086


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

Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 was $4.8 million, $4.4 million and $3.9 million, respectively.