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.
Measure the countertops in inches for accuracy. Step 2: The standard width of a countertop is 26 inches. Use the figure you came up with for your countertop length and multiply by 26. For example, if your countertop is 144 inches, when multiplied by 26 your total would be 3,744 inches.