Ontario’s long-term care homes during the COVID-19 pandemic were so upsetting that the military immediately brought in mental health supports for soldiers deployed there, a senior officer who oversaw part of the mission told the province’s commission on the facilities.The potential psychological harm of witnessing atrocities later detailed in a military report was apparent almost as soon as officials walked through the doors, the medical director for the teams sent to the facilities told Ontario’s Long-Term Care COVID-19 Commission.“As we were walking through…and starting our work within the long-term care facility, we very, very quickly recognized that this had a high risk for either mental health struggles or long-term impacts on our.