Georgia Code Title 16. Crimes and Offenses § 16-5-100

(1) “Alzheimer's disease” means a progressive, degenerative disease or condition that attacks the brain and results in impaired memory, thinking, and behavior.

(2) “Dementia” means:

(3) “Disabled adult” means a person 18 years of age or older who is mentally or physically incapacitated or has Alzheimer's disease or dementia.

(4) “Elder person” means a person 65 years of age or older.

(5) “Essential services” means social, medical, psychiatric, or legal services necessary to safeguard a disabled adult's, elder person's, or resident's rights and resources and to maintain the physical and mental well-being of such person.  Such services may include, but not be limited to, the provision of medical care for physical and mental health needs, assistance in personal hygiene, food, clothing, adequately heated and ventilated shelter, and protection from health and safety hazards.

(6) “Exploit” means illegally or improperly using a disabled adult or elder person or that person's resources through undue influence, coercion, harassment, duress, deception, false representation, false pretense, or other similar means for one's own or another person's profit or advantage, including, but not limited to, the illegal taking of resources belonging to a disabled adult or elder person when access to the resources was obtained due to the disabled adult's or elder person's mental or physical incapacity.

(7) “Long-term care facility” means any skilled nursing facility, intermediate care home, assisted living community, community living arrangement, or personal care home subject to regulation and licensure by the Department of Community Health.

(7.1) “Mentally or physically incapacitated” means an impairment which substantially affects an individual's ability to:

(8) “Resident” means any person who is receiving treatment or care in any long-term care facility.

(9) “Sexual abuse” means the coercion for the purpose of self-gratification by a guardian or other person supervising the welfare or having immediate charge, control, or custody of a disabled adult, elder person, or resident to engage in any of the following conduct: