Patient support systems and methods for assisting caregivers with patient care

A patient support system comprising:

• a patient support apparatus including a patient support surface having a head end, a foot end, and opposing sides extending between the head end and the foot end;
• a user interface positionable at a position in proximity to the patient support apparatus, the user interface configured to receive input from a user;
• a display configured to display user menus comprising indicia representative of one or more operational functions of the patient support apparatus;
• a locating system configured to determine the position of the user interface with respect to the patient support apparatus and transmit a position input signal based on the position;
• and
• a controller in communication the locating system, the user interface, and the display, the controller being configured to:
• receive the position input signal from the locating system,
• determine a position-based user menu based on the position input signal and generate an updated display output signal representative of the position-based user menu, wherein at least two of the head end, the foot end, and the opposing sides of the patient support surface are associated with a different position input signal such that the position-based user menu is based on the position of the user interface nearest the head end, the foot end, and the opposing sides, and
• transmit the updated display output signal to the display to display the position-based user menu.