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 ss.906 of the  Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, 18
U.S.C. ss.1350, that:

(1)  the Annual  Report on Form 10-K of the Company for the year ended  December
     31, 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.

Dated:  February 20, 2004


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