Exhibit 99.2


                            CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
                             18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
                             AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO
                               SECTION 906 0F THE
                           SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


     I,  Robert  O.  Stephenson,   of  Omega  Healthcare  Investors,  Inc.  (the
"Company"),  certify, pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002,
18 U.S.C. Section 1350, that:

     (1)  the  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-Q of the Company  for the  quarterly
          period ended September 30, 2002 (the "Report") fully complies with the
          requirements of Sections 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:   November 4, 2002


/s/  ROBERT O. STEPHENSON
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     Robert O. Stephenson
     Chief Financial Officer