Property and Equipment

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

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 asset, 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 asset as of June 30, 2017 and December 31, 2016:



	June 30, 2017		December 31, 2016
	(in thousands)
Housekeeping and Dietary equipment	$	21,783	$	21,136
Computer hardware and software	12,241		11,750
Other ⁽¹⁾	1,154		1,133
Total property and equipment, at cost	35,178		34,019
Less accumulated depreciation	21,779		20,564
Total property and equipment, net	$	13,399	$	13,455


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

Depreciation expense for the three months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 was $1.3 million respectively. Depreciation expense for the six months ended June 30, 2017 and 2016 was $2.6 million and $2.4 million, respectively.