UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                    FORM 8-K



                                 CURRENT REPORT

     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934


         Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): March 2, 2004



                        Capital Senior Living Corporation
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             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


        Delaware                        1-13445                 75-2678809
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(State or other jurisdiction of  (Commission File Number)     (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)                             Identification No.)


                  14160 Dallas Parkway
                       Suite 300
                     Dallas Texas                                 75254

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       (Address of principal executive offices)                (Zip Code)





Registrant's telephone number, including area code:  (972) 770-5600



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          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)











Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

         (a) Not applicable.

         (b) Not applicable.

         (c) Exhibits.

         The following  exhibit to this Current  Report on Form 8-K is not being
filed but is being furnished pursuant to Item 12 below:

                  99.1     Press Release dated March 2, 2004


Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

         On, March 2, 2004, the registrant  announced its financial  results for
the quarter and year ended  December  31, 2003 by issuing a press  release.  The
full text of the press release  issued in connection  with the  announcement  is
attached hereto as Exhibit No. 99.1.  This  information is being furnished under
Item 12  (Results of  Operations  and  Financial  Condition)  of Form 8-K.  This
information  shall not be deemed  "filed"  for  purposes  of  Section  18 of the
Securities   Exchange  Act  of  1934,  as  amended  (the  "Exchange   Act"),  or
incorporated  by reference in any filing under the  Securities  Act of 1933,  as
amended, or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific
reference  in such a  filing.  The press  release  contains  and may  implicate,
forward-looking  statements  regarding the  registrant  and includes  cautionary
statements  identifying  important  factors that could cause  actual  results to
differ materially from those anticipated.

         In the press release,  the registrant's  management  utilized  non-GAAP
financial measures to describe the registrant's  adjusted EBITDA,  cash earnings
and cash  earnings  per share.  These  non-GAAP  financial  measures are used by
management to evaluate  financial  performance  and resource  allocation for its
facilities and for the  registrant as a whole.  These measures are commonly used
as an analytical indicator within the senior housing industry, and also serve as
a measure of leverage  capacity and debt service  ability.  The  registrant  has
provided this information in order to enhance investors overall understanding of
the registrant's financial performance and prospects.  In addition,  because the
registrant has historically  provided this type of information to the investment
community,  the registrant  believes that including  this  information  provides
consistency in its financial reporting.

         These non-GAAP  financial measures should not be considered as measures
of financial  performance under generally accepted  accounting  principles,  and
items  excluded  from  them are  significant  components  in  understanding  and
assessing  financial  performance.  These  measures  should not be considered in
isolation or as an alternative to net income, cash flows generated by operating,
investing,  or  financing  activities,  earnings  per  share or other  financial
statement  data  presented  in  the  consolidated  financial  statements  as  an
indicator of financial performance or liquidity.  Because these measures are not
measurements   determined  in  accordance  with  generally  accepted  accounting
principles and are thus susceptible to varying  calculations,  these measures as
presented  may not be  comparable to other  similarly  titled  measures of other
companies.



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                                    SIGNATURE

         Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,
the  registrant  has duly  caused  this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

Date:  March 2, 2004                  Capital Senior Living Corporation


                                      By:  /s/ Ralph A. Beattie
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                                      Name:  Ralph A. Beattie
                                      Title: Executive Vice President and
                                             Chief Financial Officer



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit No.                  Description
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99.1                       Press Release dated March 2, 2004