Property and Equipment

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2024

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Property and Equipment

Note 7—Property and Equipment

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 March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023:

	March 31, 2024		December 31, 2023
	(in thousands)
Housekeeping and dietary equipment	$	16,872	$	15,764
Computer hardware and software	7,007		6,870
Operating lease — right-of-use assets	28,005		27,099
Other1	861		1,070
Total property and equipment, at cost	52,745		50,803
Less accumulated depreciation2	23,555		22,029
Total property and equipment, net	$	29,190	$	28,774

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

2.Includes $10.4 million and $9.4 million related to accumulated depreciation on Operating lease – right-of-use assets as of March 31, 2024 and December 31, 2023, respectively.

Depreciation expense for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023 was $2.9 million and $2.5 million. respectively. Of the depreciation expense recorded for the three months ended March 31, 2024 and 2023, $1.8 million and $1.2 million, respectively, was related to the depreciation of the Company’s operating lease - right-of-use assets (“ROU Assets”).