Patent ID: 8525682

Claim:
A bed comprising: a frame including a lower frame and an upper frame movable between a raised position and a lowered position relative to the lower frame, a plurality of casters coupled to the lower frame, a braking system operable to brake and unbrake the casters, a controller coupled to the frame, a patient position detection system which has multiple modes of operation from which to select for determining a location of a patient relative to the frame, each mode of the multiple modes of operation having a different sensitivity so that a different amount of patient movement is required before an alarm condition is considered to exist, and at least one alert light coupled to the controller, wherein the frame includes a plurality of barriers including a plurality of siderails, a headboard and a footboard, wherein the at least one alert light is coupled to one of the barriers, wherein the controller operates to change a state of the at least one alert light in response to at least one of the upper frame not being in the lowered position and the casters not being braked.