Amanda Wamboldt preyed on a "vulnerable" elderly man as he lay in a hospital bed last summer.
The 35-year-old used his credit and debit cards to withdraw $2,000 from his bank, a judge heard Friday.
Wamboldt, who was known to the victim, pleaded guilty to fraud in connection with the incidents, which occurred between July 18 and Aug. 15, 2022.
The ATM withdrawals were captured on video, prosecutor Adrianna Mucciarelli said.
Wambolt also was convicted of forgery, after admitting she had signed her landlord's name to a Sept. 29 letter she had written to social services seeking $700 to pay her rent.
The accused's landlady contacted city police on Nov. 1, in regards to a call she had received from social services, inquiring about a letter from her tenant.
She didn't write or send the letter, the Crown told Ontario Court Justice Dana Peterson.
Wamboldt committed "offences of deceit for her own personal gain," Mucciarelli said.
The assistant Crown attorney and defence lawyer Eric McCooeye jointly called for a suspended sentence with 12 months probation.
McCooeye said his client's letter was true, she did owe the money.
"She admits she signed the other person"s name."
But Wambolt wouldn't have received the money, Ontario Works would have paid it directly to the landlord, he said.
"She went about it the wrong way," the defence told Peterson. "She was in a place where her money was being used for other purposes, not paying rent."
His client is in custody on drug-related charges, he said, indicating she has "a very limited dated record" from 15 years ago.
Wamboldt committed "multiple offences of deceit" involving a "vulnerable person" who was in the hospital, Peterson said.
"That's really taking advantage of someone who is struggling."
What she did to her landlord was a breach of trust, the judge said after reading the woman's victim impact statement.
Wamboldt had't been paying her rent, and the forged letter was troubling to the woman and "added insult to injury," the judge said.
"This is not a victimless crime. It affects her ability to trust people."
Peterson accepted the lawyers' sentencing submission, after noting the accused's guilty pleas are an indication of remorse.
During her probation, Wamboldt must take counselling for substance abuse and must have no contact with the complainants.
As well, she is not to possess any identification, credit cards or debit cards unless they are lawfully issued in her name.
Peterson ordered her to provide a DNA sample for the national database.
The judge also imposed a $2,000 stand-alone restitution order.