Property and Equipment

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2023

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

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 December 31, 2023 and December 31, 2022:


	December 31, 2023		December 31, 2022
	(in thousands)
Housekeeping and Dietary equipment	$	15,764	$	13,585
Computer hardware and software	6,870		6,086
Operating lease — right-of-use assets	27,099		34,445
Other1	1,070		1,055
Total property and equipment, at cost	50,803		55,171
Less accumulated depreciation2	22,029		32,196
Total property and equipment, net	$	28,774	$	22,975

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

2.Includes $9.4 million and $22.1 million related to accumulated depreciation on Operating lease – right-of-use assets as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, respectively.

Depreciation expense for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 was $10.5 million, $10.5 million, and $10.3 million, respectively. Of the depreciation expense recorded for the years ended December 31, 2023, 2022 and 2021 $6.4 million, $6.1 million and $6.4 million related to the depreciation of the Company’s operating lease - right-of-use assets (“ROU Assets”), respectively.