PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The owner of an adult foster home serving developmentally disabled patients has pleaded guilty to multiple felony charges after neglecting patients and defrauding Oregon’s Medicaid program, Oregon Attorney General Dan Rayfield announced Thursday.

Officials said 55-year-old Brian Woodring pleaded guilty in Marion County Circuit Court on Wednesday to multiple felony charges, including criminal mistreatment and aggravated theft.

Woodring’s plea follows a multi-agency investigation into misconduct that endangered residents’ lives and defrauded Oregon’s Medicaid program, the Attorney General’s Office 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 Rayfield said in a statement. “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.”

During the investigation into the adult foster home, investigators learned that Woodring received funding from Medicaid to operate the home in Clackamas County.

However, authorities learned that the property was vacant.

Instead, residents were unlawfully living in Woodring’s personal home in Aumsville, Marion County, officials said, noting the home was not licensed or equipped to care for the residents.

According to the Attorney General’s Office, Woodring knowingly withheld ongoing medical and physical care for the residents.

The case focused on neglect of two residents.

One resident died from untreated metastatic cancer, which was undiagnosed after failure to seek timely medical care and failure to administer prescribed medications, officials said.

The second resident suffered “prolonged neglect,” officials said, including failure to obtain care for chronic disease and dental care, which led to embedded dentures.

During this time, Woodring billed Medicaid several hundred thousand dollars for services never properly provided to residents and violated licensing regulations by running the home in an unauthorized location.

“This case is a tragic reminder of why oversight, enforcement, and accountability matter in long-term care,” said Rayfield. “I want to thank our partners across state and local agencies for working together to ensure justice was served.”

Woodring will be sentenced in the Marion County Courthouse August 29.

Under the plea deal, Woodring will serve over four years in state prison followed by three years of post-prison supervision. Woodring was also ordered to pay restitution and is banned from working as a caregiver or adult foster home operator.