Exhibit 23.1



                          INDEPENDENT AUDITOR'S CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration  Statement (No.
333-110967) of Capital Senior Living Corporation, and the related Prospectus, of
our reports dated February 14, 2003 with respect to the financial  statements of
Triad Senior Living II, LP, Triad Senior Living III, LP, Triad Senior Living IV,
LP and Triad Senior Living V, LP included in the Current Report on Form 8-K/A of
Capital  Senior  Living  Corporation,  filed with the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission  on October 10, 2003.  We also  consent to the  reference to our firm
under  the  caption  "Experts"  in the  Prospectus  and any  related  Prospectus
Supplement.


/s/ Lane Gorman Trubitt, L.L.P.

Dallas, Texas
January 28, 2004