[Occupational burnout in geriatrics, an Echo complex].

Caregivers in nursing homes are exposed to numerous risk factors of occupational burnout. Lack of time, work overload, caring for frail people, an imbalance between hierarchical demands and the amount of decision-making power accorded to them, as well as insufficient resources: it is difficult to provide individualised care to patients in these conditions. There are, however, ways to improve this situation.