Exhibit 23


                         Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the  incorporation by reference in (1) Registration  Statement No.
33-308415 on Form S-3 dated July 19, 1996  related to the Dividend  Reinvestment
and Common Stock Purchase Plan, (2) Shelf Registration Statement No. 33-32119 on
Form S-4 dated February 4, 1997, (3) Registration  Statement No. 333-69807 dated
December  29, 1998  related to the 1993  Amended and  Restated  Stock Option and
Restricted  Stock Plan, and (4) Shelf  Registration  Statement No.  333-69675 on
Form S-3 dated  January  14,  1999,  of our report  dated  January 21, 2000 with
respect  to  the  consolidated  financial  statements  and  schedules  of  Omega
Healthcare  Investors,  Inc.  included in this Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the
year ended December 31, 1999.

                                         /s/ Ernst & Young LLP


Detroit, Michigan
January 24, 2000