Adult with cancer at illegal foster home dies, OR official says. Owner convicted

A former adult foster home owner pleaded guilty to the neglect of patients under his care, Oregon officials said.

Brian Woodring was paid by Medicaid to operate a licensed adult foster home for the developmentally disabled in Clackamas County, according to a July 3 news release by the Oregon Attorney General’s Office.

When detectives arrived at the Clackamas County property, they found it was empty and, instead, Woodring illegally operating the foster home out of his personal Aumsville home, a place not equipped to provide care, prosecutors said.

Throughout the time patients were under the care of Woodring, he neglected their medical and physical needs, officials said.

One patient died from undiagnosed cancer after it had spread as a result of “failure to seek timely medical care” and not receiving proper medication, officials said.

Another patient experienced “prolonged neglect” and had their dentures embedded as a result of chronic disease and lack of dental care, prosecutors said.

During this period, Woodring requested “several hundred thousand dollars” for services he never provided, officials said.

“This case is a disturbing example of what can happen when someone who is supposed to provide care instead takes advantage of the people who rely on them most,” Attorney General Dan Rayfield said in the release. “Oregon’s care system must be built on accountability and compassion — not exploitation. When public dollars are used for personal gain at the expense of vulnerable residents, we will act.”

Woodring pleaded guilty to charges of criminal mistreatment and aggravated theft, prosecutors said.

He will serve 58 months in prison followed by three years of supervised release, is not allowed to work as a caregiver and must pay restitution to the victims, prosecutors said.

He is scheduled to reappear in court Aug. 29 for his sentencing, officials said.

Aumsville is about a 60-mile drive southwest from Portland.

This story was originally published July 4, 2025 at 12:35 PM with the headline "Adult with cancer at illegal foster home dies, OR official says. Owner convicted."