The Covid pandemic had spread like wildfire and even became 19
overwhelming one point.Some placeshit hardest at of the by it were
the long term care facilities. Eventually, restrictions were placed at
these facilities and visitors had screen and mited their loved to be li to
ones and mental health personal visits had stop completely. or the to
“Government-imposed visitorrestrictions andpandemic-related
restrictions were perceived as negatively impacting the emotional
well-being, loneliness, and quality of life LTC (Lind al., of residents” et
2022). Now mentalhealth services were needed more thanever.
According to, global health crisis caused the COVID- “The by 19
pandemic has had negative impact mental (Almeda al., a on health” et
2022). With social distancing protocols a different approach was
needed. Telehealth options the in human services field began rise. to
Eventhen patients had wait time evensee their therapist. to a long to
As stated Lind by et Al., “Lack of clarity about whowas considered an
essential health care worker resulted many mentalhealth clinicians in
being refused entry into LTC facilities and disrupted their ability to
provide mental health services their to patients” (2022).
The patients were the ones struggling keep together not only to it
