EXHIBIT 32.1

     Certification Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection  with the filing of the Quarterly  Report of Capital Senior Living
Corporation  (the  "Company")  on Form 10-Q for the three months ended March 31,
2005 as filed with the  Securities  and Exchange  Commission  on the date hereof
(the "Report"),  I, Lawrence A. Cohen,  Chief Executive  Officer of the Company,
certify,  pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

     1.   The Report fully  complies with the  requirements  of section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and

     2.   The  information  contained  in the  Report  fairly  presents,  in all
          material respects,  the financial  condition and results of operations
          of Registrant.



                                        /s/ Lawrence A. Cohen
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                                        Lawrence A. Cohen
                                        Chief Executive Officer
                                        May 5, 2005