Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. operates as a real estate investment trust (REIT) in the United States. The company invests in healthcare facilities, principally long-term healthcare facilities in the United States. It provides lease or mortgage financing to qualified operators of skilled nursing facilities (SNFs), as well as to assisted living facilities (ALFs), independent living facilities (ILFs), and rehabilitation and acute care facilities. As of December 31, 2009, the company's portfolio of investments consisted of 295 healthcare facilities, including 265 SNFs, 7 ALFs, and 5 specialty facilities; fixed rate mortgages on 14 SNFs; 2 SNFs owned and operated by the company; and 2 SNFs that are held for sale. Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc. has been qualified as a REIT for federal income tax purposes. As a REIT, it would not be subject to federal corporate income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its shareholders. The company was founded in 1992 and is based in Hunt Valley, Maryland.