10-K: Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Published on March 3, 2003

Exhibit 23


Consent of Independent Auditors

We consent to the incorporation by reference in (1) Registration Statement No.
33-308415 on Form S-3 related to the Dividend Reinvestment and Common Stock
Purchase Plan, (2) Registration Statement No. 333-6154 related to the 2000 Stock
Incentive Plan, (3) Shelf Registration Statement No. 33-32119 on Form S-4, (4)
Registration Statement No. 333-69807 and 333-3124 related to the 1993 Amended
and Restated Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan, and (5) Shelf Registration
Statement No. 333-69675 on Form S-3, of our report dated February 10, 2003,
except for the seventh paragraph of Note 19 as to which the date is February 28,
2003 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, 2002.

/s/ Ernst & Young LLP

Chicago, Illinois
March 3, 2003