A stroke scale system, comprising: a patient support apparatus having one or more pressure sensors that can be grasped by a patient while the patient is supported on the patient support apparatus; one or more motion detectors that detect movements of the patient; a display unit positioned relative to the patient support apparatus to be viewable by the patient while the patient is supported on the patient support apparatus; an audio unit having one or more speakers and a microphone; and a controller having at least one processor, and a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to: perform a series of stroke scale examinations by using the display unit or the audio unit to provide instructions to the patient, and using the one or more motion detectors and microphone to determine compliance with the instructions, wherein at least one stroke scale examination instructs the patient to grasp a portion of the patient support apparatus, and the pressure sensors determine compliance with the instructions by measuring an applied pressure to the portion of the patient support apparatus; and characterized in that the portion of the patient support apparatus further includes one or more probes stored inside respective cavities in a siderail of the patient support apparatus adjacent to the one or more pressure sensors, and wherein another stroke scale examination includes: projecting the one or more probes outwardly from the siderail to provide a sensory stimulus, detecting the patient's response to the sensory stimulus, returning the one or more probes to inside their respective cavities so that they do not disturb the patient, and calculate a stroke scale score by combining scores determined from the series of stroke scale examinations. a patient support apparatus having one or more pressure sensors that can be grasped by a patient while the patient is supported on the patient support apparatus; one or more motion detectors that detect movements of the patient; a display unit positioned relative to the patient support apparatus to be viewable by the patient while the patient is supported on the patient support apparatus; an audio unit having one or more speakers and a microphone; and a controller having at least one processor, and a memory storing instructions which, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the system to: perform a series of stroke scale examinations by using the display unit or the audio unit to provide instructions to the patient, and using the one or more motion detectors and microphone to determine compliance with the instructions, wherein at least one stroke scale examination instructs the patient to grasp a portion of the patient support apparatus, and the pressure sensors determine compliance with the instructions by measuring an applied pressure to the portion of the patient support apparatus; and characterized in that the portion of the patient support apparatus further includes one or more probes stored inside respective cavities in a siderail of the patient support apparatus adjacent to the one or more pressure sensors, and wherein another stroke scale examination includes: projecting the one or more probes outwardly from the siderail to provide a sensory stimulus, detecting the patient's response to the sensory stimulus, returning the one or more probes to inside their respective cavities so that they do not disturb the patient, and calculate a stroke scale score by combining scores determined from the series of stroke scale examinations. perform a series of stroke scale examinations by using the display unit or the audio unit to provide instructions to the patient, and using the one or more motion detectors and microphone to determine compliance with the instructions, wherein at least one stroke scale examination instructs the patient to grasp a portion of the patient support apparatus, and the pressure sensors determine compliance with the instructions by measuring an applied pressure to the portion of the patient support apparatus; and characterized in that the portion of the patient support apparatus further includes one or more probes stored inside respective cavities in a siderail of the patient support apparatus adjacent to the one or more pressure sensors, and wherein another stroke scale examination includes: projecting the one or more probes outwardly from the siderail to provide a sensory stimulus, detecting the patient's response to the sensory stimulus, returning the one or more probes to inside their respective cavities so that they do not disturb the patient, and projecting the one or more probes outwardly from the siderail to provide a sensory stimulus, detecting the patient's response to the sensory stimulus, returning the one or more probes to inside their respective cavities so that they do not disturb the patient, and calculate a stroke scale score by combining scores determined from the series of stroke scale examinations.