These rooms are located in the four wings on the ground floor of James Barker House.

The ground floor (category one) has 60 beds across four wings, A, B, C & D. The majority of the residents here are supported in dealing with issues related to (for example), alcohol dependency, acquired brain injury and mental illness. Residents on the ground floor may often be a little younger than many residents on the first floor.

Each of the 120 spacious rooms has a nurse call facility, electronically adjustable beds, ceiling fan, central heating, double glazed, lockable windows, lockable bedside table, overhead bed light, armchair, flat screen television, en suite (commode and shower seat are also available), lockable cabinet, and built in wardrobe. There is also space for residents wishing to bring in smaller items of their own furniture. All rooms are covered by the air conditioning throughout the James Barker House complex.

Residents can elect to have Foxtel, broadband internet access and private phone through Telstra contacts. Many of the ground floor rooms and all of the first floor rooms have scenic views of the grounds, water features, courtyards and gardens, etc.

These rooms are located in the four wings on the first floor of James Barker House. The first floor (category two) also has 60 beds across four wings, E, F, G & H. Residents on the first floor have varying care needs and degrees of dependence, ranging from minimal support with personal care to those who are fully dependent, requiring full personal and nursing care. Each of the 120 spacious rooms has a nurse call facility, electronically adjustable beds, ceiling fan, central heating, double glazed, lockable windows, lockable bedside table, overhead bed light, armchair, flat screen television, en suite (commode and shower seat are also available), lockable cabinet, and built in wardrobe. There is also space for residents wishing to bring in smaller items of their own furniture. All rooms are covered by the air conditioning throughout the James Barker House complex. Residents can elect to have Foxtel, broadband internet access and private phone through Telstra contacts.

Many of the ground floor rooms and all of the first floor rooms have scenic views of the grounds, water features, courtyards and gardens, etc. The first floor rooms have access to communal balconies that also receive sun and shade in due time and season.