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.
There are no standard dimensions of kitchen countertops!   It depends on the material of the countertop, the style, etc.     If you are going to purchase the in stoâ¦ck Plastic Laminate kitchen countertops at a lumber store, the width will vary, depending on the manufacture, usually 25 to 25 Â½.