EXHIBIT 32.1


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


     I, C. Taylor Pickett, 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 Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the three months
          ended  March  31,  2004  (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:  May 4, 2004


/S/ C. TAYLOR PICKETT
    C. Taylor Pickett
    Chief Executive Officer