Feedback control for a person support apparatus with a mattress replacement system and methods for automatically pausing a turn and hold operation

A system comprising:

• a person support apparatus including at least one sensor, a frame, and a mattress, the mattress including a plurality of air bladders, wherein the at least one sensor is disposed in at least one of the mattress and the frame;
• and
• a microcontroller comprising a processor communicatively coupled to a non-transitory computer storage medium and the at least one sensor, wherein the non-transitory computer storage medium stores instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to:
• inflate, automatically with a pump, at least one air bladder in only one of a right side portion or a left side portion of the mattress, wherein an inflation of one or more air bladders of the other of the right side portion or the left side portion is not increased, wherein a plurality of air bladders including the at least one air bladder and the one or more air bladders are disposed within the right side portion and the left side portion of the mattress replacement system;
• detect, automatically with the at least one sensor, a force applied to at least one of the frame of the person support apparatus and the at least one air bladder as the at least one air bladder is inflated;
• determine, automatically with the microcontroller, if the force applied to at least one of the frame and the at least one air bladder has a force duration that is greater than a threshold force duration to trigger a pause event;
• and
• discontinue inflation of the at least one air bladder when the pause event is triggered.