Activity Ideas for a visually impared grumpy old man

Ok, so the low-down: my bf's dad is 55, losing his sight, but can still see (can't read fine print, see detail etc), and has an injury to one of his arms cauing him to have almost completely lost use of it.  He used to race dogs, hunt and play golf, but now because of his injury and loss of sight he can't enjoy those activities any more.  He doesn't work becasue he also has very bad heart health (has had 4 heart-attacks).  He is very depressed and sits at home all day playing party poker.  My bf and I have been trying to think of something he could do to give himself some sense of purpose, and to make it worse, he lives 40 min out of the city in the middle of nowhere, and can't drive. 

So, any ideas? I've tried looking online for activites for visually impaired but they are kinda lame for a 55y/o "mans-man"...

Sounds like the perfect candidate for an assist dog or easy to train puppy - like a retriever.

I don't know where you live but there are agencies that help with such problems.  And there is the grand talking book program- for free- a tape recorder is sent and taped books on whatever subject you want is also available.  I'm hearing that he has major heart troubles- can he walk? Or get in a pool and exercise that way?  My hubby is in his 50s and totally blind BUT is not infirmed so what he is capable of would be different than your case.  He builds things, like garden beds and arches and we've hiked together.  He can't see but also is trying to be healthy so is active.  I don't know if I've helped or not.  There are blind golfers.  The Federation for the blind could be a resource for you.

He can walk, not sure for how long though. I think he would enjoy a dog (they have one already but just a little mop thing), but i'm not sure if he could handle a big dog that would keep him occupied.  He is extremely stubborn and won't admit defeat kinda guy, I'm thinking it's pretty impossible to find something.  My bf and his sisters are going to have a "sturn-talking-to" with him becasue they want him to move into the city.  Hopefully he goes for it.  He used to go to a wellness centre (for pyshio) but because it wasn't halping his arm, it was discontinued.  Hopefully they move into the city and he finds a club or something he can go to.  Thanks for your imput, I'll check the Federation for the Blind website for ideas.

My 95 year old mother has lost most of her eyesight during the past 10 years.  She played 18 holes of golf 3 times a week until she was in her 80s.  She played bridge, read a lot and loved doing crossword puzzles.  Now she can't even see the TV or her own hair to comb it. She can't see the buttons on the radio given to her by the Association for the Blind and can't work the tape recorder for books on tape.  She's been unable to adjust to doing things by feel. 

She gets depressed and the one thing that makes her happy is having lots of visitors.  We try to make sure someone goes to visit every day. She and her sister, who is 90, live in their own condo.  We want to keep them in their own home so we make sure they have the support they need.

So my suggestion is to get a group of people to go see him, each one once a week for an hour or so.  If he can see large print cards, maybe you could get a group to play cards once a week.  It really depends on how bad his sight is. 

Something that perked my mother up was me getting free packaging materials from the Post Office to be used to send packages to soldiers overseas.  She and my aunt got their neighbors to donate items and we packed them up and mailed them to "Any Soldier"  They did a couple of packages for women soldiers and especially enjoyed doing those. 

I hope you are able to get him moved closer to resources.  Being isolated is awful for anyone with a disability.