EXHIBIT 32.2

                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                               SECTION 906 OF THE
                           SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



I, Robert O. Stephenson,  of Omega Healthcare  Investors,  Inc. (the "Company"),
certify,  pursuant to Section 906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley  Act of 2002, 18 U.S.C.
Section 1350, that:

     (1)  the Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended
          September  30,  2003,   (the   "Report")   fully   complies  with  the
          requirements of ss. ss. 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act
          of 1934; and

     (2)  the  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
          material respects,  the financial  condition and results of operations
          of the Company.

A signed  original of this  written  statement  required by Section 906 has been
provided to the Company and will be retained by the Company and furnished to the
Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

Dated: November 10, 2003


/s/  ROBERT O. STEPHENSON
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     Robert O. Stephenson
     Chief Financial Officer