S-1: General form of registration statement for all companies including face-amount certificate companies

EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT

We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Experts" and
"Selected Financial Data" and to the use 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) in the Registration Statement (Form S-1) and related Prospectus
of Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. for the registration of up to 9,400,000
shares of its common stock.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Chicago, Illinois
November 2, 2001