Form: S-3MEF

A new registration statement filed under Rule 462(b) to add securities to a prior related effective registration statement filed on Form S-3

July 31, 1997

S-3MEF: A new registration statement filed under Rule 462(b) to add securities to a prior related effective registration statement filed on Form S-3

Published on July 31, 1997



EXHIBIT 23.1

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement
(Form S-3 No. 333- ) and related Prospectus of Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.
for the registration of $5,750,000 6.95% Notes Due 2007 of our reports dated
March 28, 1997, with respect to the consolidated financial statements of Omega
Healthcare Investors, Inc. incorporated by reference in its Annual Report (Form
10-K) for the year ended December 31, 1996 and the related financial statement
schedules included therein, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

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Detroit, Michigan
July 28, 1997