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Provided by Gabriela Sanchez
As Co-Leader of the Senior Living and Long-Term Care Group, Gabi Sanchez has devoted her career to understanding the challenges faced by long-term care, senior housing, and home health and hospice providers. Gabi takes great pride in offering an integrated suite of services to her clients, providing compliance, regulatory, and risk management advice.
Gabi's clients benefit from her no-nonsense, pragmatic approach to the often-complex senior housing and long-term care industry. She is passionate and committed to helping long-term care clients avoid, mitigate, and solve problems.
Gabi also advises facilities in insurance payment disputes and recoupment issues. She frequently counsels clients on compliance with federal and state laws and regulations governing long-term care and senior housing providers.
Gabi drafts and provides training regarding:
- Admission agreements
- Resident handbooks
- Related facility policies
Gabi provides practical risk management advice and strategies, and defends clients against agency actions and investigations, including:
- Defense of civil monetary penalties (federal and state) and survey deficiencies
- Abuse complaints
- Imposition of conditions on licenses
- Denial, non-renewal, or revocation of licenses
She is a frequent presenter to industry organizations and professionals.
Admissions:
Oregon
Washington
U.S. District Court for the District of Oregon
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
LeadingAge Legal Committee, 2020-present; Chair, 2024
American Health Lawyers Association, Post-Acute and Long Term Services Practice Group, Chair, 2022-2024); Post-Acute and Long Term Services Practice Group, Vice-Chair, 2017-2022; Post-Acute and Long Term Services Practice Group Leadership Development Program, 2016-present
Washington Health Care Association
Oregon State Bar Association, Health Law Section; Debtor/Creditor Section, 2003-2012
Oregon Hispanic Bar Association, Co-Chair, Board of Directors, Board Member, 2019-2020
Washington State Bar Association, Health Law Section
Provided by Chambers
Gabriela Sanchez is co-leader of Ballard Spahr's senior living and long-term care group and attracts praise for her work in the healthcare space. She is active across regulatory and compliance cases within this sector.