Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

Note 4—Property and Equipment

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, 2018 and December 31, 2017:

	December 31, 2018		December 31, 2017
	(in thousands)
Housekeeping and Dietary equipment	$	22,596	$	22,349
Computer hardware and software	12,114		12,665
Other 1	920		990
Total property and equipment, at cost	35,630		36,004
Less accumulated depreciation	22,730		22,495
Total property and equipment, net	$	12,900	$	13,509

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

Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2018, 2017 and 2016 was $4.9 million, $5.0 million and $4.8 million, respectively.