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.
Generally, granite countertops are between half an inch and an inch and a half thick. The thickness of a granite countertop is directly proportional to its dimensions. Therefore, a countertop that measures 96 square inches, which can cover an entire kitchen surface, will probably be between an inch and a quarter and an inch and a half thick.