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.
Dimensions In One Number. Total depth of counter-depth refrigerators is about 30 deep--which is about 5 deeper than most counters. The box section only of a counter-depth refrigerator is about 24 to 25. Average Counter Depth: Deceptive and Anything But Average. Average kitchen countertop depth comes in at 25.