a sort of community center for people with mental disabilities Ideally, people can reside somewhere else and go to the clubhouse during the day for practice in basic skills that might get them a job - yard work, secretarial skills, cooking and cleaning, etc Critics worry that it could become a comfortable trap, a shelter that people don't want to leave, and a place to spend days visiting with friends instead of working It's technical name is "Psycho-social Rehabilitation Clubhouse"
A clubhouse is a place where the members of a club, especially a sports club, meet. a building used by a club, especially a sports club