Long term care bed controls

A bed comprising

• a frame having a head end, a foot end, and spaced apart longitudinally extending first and second sides therebetween,
• a bed deck supported by the frame, the deck carrying a mattress having a sleeping surface for supporting a resident,
• a first side rail coupled to the frame, the first side rail having a top bar positionable in a raised position above the sleeping surface and spaced apart from the sleeping surface by a first distance,
• a second side rail coupled to the frame and longitudinally spaced apart from the first side rail, the second side rail having a top bar positionable in a raised position above the sleeping surface and spaced apart from the sleeping surface by the first distance, and
• a side rail extension member coupled to the second side rail and having an upper portion overlying and spaced from the top bar of the second side rail to provide an opening extending between the top bar of the second rail and the upper portion of the side rail extension member, the upper portion being positionable in a raised position above the sleeping surface and spaced apart from the sleeping surface by a second distance larger than the first distance.