The Georgia Council on Aging is once again pushing for state lawmakers to expand an elder abuser registry, and it’s one of five critical pieces of legislation the advocacy group would like to see passed in 2017. The GCA also wants lawmakers to approved new funding for transportation services for the elderly and disabled to help them meet their health care needs and improve their quality of life; funding for home and community-based services; expand access to dental health care; and enable workers to use their earned sick time to care for loved ones. According to the Georgia Department of Community Health, “Elder abuse is an underrecognized, undetected and underreported problem with devastating and life-threatening consequences.”