About 40% of residents in assisted-living facilities came from an acute-care hospital or a short-stay nursing facility, according to the Association for Long-Term Care Insurance.
Kitchen islands tend to have more variable dimensions. (Max Burnside/Demand Media). Standard Base Cabinets. The standard width of a kitchen countertop from the wall to the edge of the counter is 25 1/2 inches, though some are 25 5/16 inches. The standard allows for a 1 1/2-inch overhang over 24-inch-deep base cabinets.
The countertop receptacle may be anywhere from the countertop up to 20 above the countertop. You have to space them such that no countertop more than 12 wide is without a point on the wall (horizontally only) more than 24 from a receptacle (other requirements apply for peninsulas and islands).