Burnout in residential aged care managers: a scoping review

What is it about?

The impact of COVID-19 on the aged care industry has had significant effects on the health and wellbeing of staff and in particular managers and leaders. Burnout in staff has been examined in the literature however there is a paucity of knowledge about the effects of burnout in managers and leaders within the aged care industry. This article examines the literature to identify the contributing factors that lead to burnout in managers within the residential aged-care workforce.

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Why is it important?

This scoping review examined the literature to determine what stressors led to burnout for residential aged care managers. These stressors identified were grouped into the following categories: Responsibilities, Reaction, and Regulation and were found to be contributors of burnout in residential aged care managers.