The EMPATHIC project is devoted to the development of future generations of personalised virtual coaches to help elderly people to live independently. In this paper we describe a proposal to deal with the Dialogue Management of the EMPATHIC Virtual Coach. The paper describes a DM system capable of dealing with both long-term goals and well-being plans, that can implement an effective motivational model. The system to be put into practice aims for high level healthy-ageing, utilising expressive multi-modal dialogue tailored for each specific user, working in tandem with short-term goal-oriented dialogue.