Exhibit 23.2

           Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm


We consent to the  incorporation by reference in the Registration  Statement for
575,000  shares (Form S-8)  pertaining  to the 1997 Omnibus  Stock and Incentive
Plan of Capital Senior Living Corporation of our report dated February 23, 2004,
with respect to the consolidated  financial  statements of Capital Senior Living
Corporation  included  in its  Annual  Report  (Form  10-K)  for the year  ended
December 31, 2003, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.


/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
Ernst & Young LLP

July 26, 2004