EXHIBIT 23(b)


                          CONSENT OF ERNST & YOUNG, LLP


     We hereby  consent to the  incorporation  by reference in the  Registration
Statement on Form S-8 pertaining to the Omega  Healthcare  Investors,  Inc. 2000
Stock  Incentive  Plan of our report dated March 16, 2001,  except for the third
and seventh  paragraphs of Note 15, as to which the date is March 30, 2001, with
respect to the consolidated  financial statements of Omega Healthcare Investors,
Inc.  included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
2000 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.



                                                             ERNST & YOUNG, LLP

Chicago, Illinois
May 21, 2001