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