What does it mean to age well?

Director of Palliative Care Services, UPMC St. Margaret Hospital

Director of Palliative Care Education, UPMC St. Margaret Family Medicine Residency

Clinical Associate Professor, University of Pittsburgh, Department of Family Medicine

Medical Director, Presbyterian Senior Care, Longwood at Oakmont Campus

Dr. Richard Hoffmaster is a board-certified family physician and geriatrician at UPMC St. Margaret. He earned his medical degree from the State University of New York – Upstate Medical University, subsequently completing a family medicine residency and geriatrics fellowship at UPMC St. Margaret. After concluding his training, Dr. Hoffmaster joined UPMC’s Palliative and Supportive Institute, and the medical education faculty at UPMC St. Margaret, with a clinical focus on palliative and elder care. In his current role, he provides inpatient and outpatient palliative care consultative services and maintains a geriatric primary care practice. He serves as Medical Director at Presbyterian Senior Care – Longwood at Oakmont Campus and Director of Palliative Care Services and Education at UPMC St. Margaret Hospital, and has collaborated to develop national family medicine residency curricula on advanced illness and end-of-life care.

Janine Jones has a master’s degree in nutrition education and is a Registered Dietitian-Nutritionist, a Certified Diabetes Care and Education Specialist, and a National Board-Certified Health and Wellness Coach. She has 30 years’ experience working as a dietitian in diverse health care and community settings. She has been a lifestyle health coach at UPMC Health Plan for over 15 years. As a health and wellness coach, Janine supports clients making healthy lifestyle changes for healthy eating, weight management, physical activity, stress management, tobacco cessation, sleep health, and diabetes care and prevention.