A system for adjusting the configuration of a patient support apparatus, the system comprising: a patient support apparatus comprising at least one actuator configured to adjust the configuration of the patient support apparatus； and a control unit configured to control the at least one actuator. The control unit comprises a memory and the memory is configured to store a plurality of patient support apparatus configurations. The control unit is also configured to: receive a first input comprising patient risk information of a patient to be supported； determine an optimum patient support apparatus configuration from the plurality of patient support apparatus configurations based on the patient risk information； receive a second input from a user to accept the determined optimum patient support apparatus configuration； and if the determined optimum patient support apparatus configuration is accepted by a user, control the at least one actuator to adjust the patient support apparatus into the determined optimum patient support apparatus configuration.
