A control system for a person support apparatus, the control system comprising: at least one sensor coupled to the person support apparatus, the sensor being responsive to changes in the position of a person while the person is supported by the person support apparatus; and a processor operably coupled to the at least one sensor and the person support apparatus, the processor being configured to: receive a plurality of first outputs from the at least one sensor, the plurality of first outputs being indicative of the person's position relative to the person support apparatus while the person is supported by the person support apparatus; make an assessment relating to the person's mobility, based on the first outputs, where the assessment of the person's mobility is based on changes in position of the person's body or an extremity thereof, which are greater in degree than movement that indicates physiological activity of the person and less in degree than changes in position that indicate a major change in the person's position; determine a person type of the person being supported by the person support apparatus based on the mobility assessment; enable, disable, or configure an electronically-controllable feature of the person support apparatus based on the person type; and characterized in that the processor is further configured to configure a user control based on the person type; wherein the person type is determined to be one of: mobile; immobile; bedridden; chairbound; and ambulatory. at least one sensor coupled to the person support apparatus, the sensor being responsive to changes in the position of a person while the person is supported by the person support apparatus; and a processor operably coupled to the at least one sensor and the person support apparatus, the processor being configured to: receive a plurality of first outputs from the at least one sensor, the plurality of first outputs being indicative of the person's position relative to the person support apparatus while the person is supported by the person support apparatus; make an assessment relating to the person's mobility, based on the first outputs, where the assessment of the person's mobility is based on changes in position of the person's body or an extremity thereof, which are greater in degree than movement that indicates physiological activity of the person and less in degree than changes in position that indicate a major change in the person's position; determine a person type of the person being supported by the person support apparatus based on the mobility assessment; enable, disable, or configure an electronically-controllable feature of the person support apparatus based on the person type; and characterized in that the processor is further configured to configure a user control based on the person type; wherein the person type is determined to be one of: mobile; immobile; bedridden; chairbound; and ambulatory. receive a plurality of first outputs from the at least one sensor, the plurality of first outputs being indicative of the person's position relative to the person support apparatus while the person is supported by the person support apparatus; make an assessment relating to the person's mobility, based on the first outputs, where the assessment of the person's mobility is based on changes in position of the person's body or an extremity thereof, which are greater in degree than movement that indicates physiological activity of the person and less in degree than changes in position that indicate a major change in the person's position; determine a person type of the person being supported by the person support apparatus based on the mobility assessment; enable, disable, or configure an electronically-controllable feature of the person support apparatus based on the person type; and characterized in that the processor is further configured to configure a user control based on the person type; wherein the person type is determined to be one of: mobile; immobile; bedridden; chairbound; and ambulatory.