10-Q: Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

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