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                       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): September 30, 1998


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



           Delaware                         1-17445              75-2678809
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(State or other jurisdiction of        (Commission File        (IRS Employer
        incorporation)                     Number            Identification No.)


14160 Dallas Parkway, Suite 300, Dallas, Texas                        75240
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  (Address of principal executive offices)                          (Zip Code)


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


                                (Not Applicable)
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(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)



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Item 2.  Acquisition or Disposition of Assets
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         On  September  30,  1998,   Capital  Senior  Living   Corporation  (the
"Company"),   through  Capital  Senior  Living   Properties  2  -  NHPCT,   Inc.
("Purchaser"), an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary, completed the acquisition of
four senior living  communities  from NHP Retirement  Housing Partners I Limited
Partnership ("NHP") for cash consideration of $40,650,000, pursuant to the terms
of the Asset  Purchase  Agreement,  attached  hereto as Exhibit 2.1, dated as of
July 24, 1998, by and between NHP and Capital Senior Living Properties, Inc. The
funds for the transaction  were provided from working capital of the Company and
from the  proceeds  of a loan  pursuant  to the  terms  of the  Loan  Agreement,
attached  hereto as Exhibit 2.3,  dated as of September 30, 1998, by and between
Purchaser and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. d/b/a Lehman Capital,  a division of
Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

         The senior living communities acquired by the Company are The Atrium of
Carmichael  in  Carmichael,  California;  Crosswoods  Oaks  in  Citrus  Heights,
California;  The  Heatherwood in Southfield,  Michigan;  and The Veranda Club in
Boca Raton,  Florida.  Capital Senior Living,  Inc. ("CSL"), a subsidiary of the
Company,  has operated these communities under a long-term  management  contract
since  1992.   The  purchase   price  for  the   properties  was  determined  by
independent appraisal.  Personnel working at the property sites and certain home
office  personnel  who  perform  services  for NHP  are  employees  of CSL.  NHP
reimburses CSL for the salaries,  related benefits, and overhead  reimbursements
of such personnel.  Capital Realty Group Brokerage, Inc., a company wholly-owned
by Messrs.  Jeffrey L. Beck and James A. Stroud,  the Chief  Executive and Chief
Operating  Officers of the Company,  respectively,  received a brokerage  fee of
$1,219,500 related to this transaction, which was paid by NHP.

Item 7.   Financial Statements and Exhibits
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(a)      Financial Statements of business acquired.

                  The  financial  statements  required  are not included in this
                  Form 8-K  Current  Report,  but will be filed not  later  than
                  seventy-five days  after the date  of this  Form  8-K  Current
                  Report.

(b)      Pro forma financial information.

                  The pro forma financial  statements  required are not included
                  in this Form 8-K Current  Report,  but will be filed not later
                  than  seventy-five  days  after  the  date of  this  Form  8-K
                  Current Report.

(c)      Exhibits.

         2.1      Asset  Purchase Agreement, dated  as of July  24, 1998, by and
                  between  Capital  Senior   Living  Properties,  Inc.  and  NHP
                  Retirement Housing Partners I Limited Partnership.

         2.2      Assignment  and   Amendment   to  Asset  Purchase   Agreement,
                  effective  as  of  September  29,  1998,   by  and  among  NHP
                  Retirement Housing Partners I Limited


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                  Partnership,  Capital  Senior  Living  Properties,  Inc.,  and
                  Capital Senior Living Properties 2 - NHPCT, Inc.

         2.3      Loan Agreement, dated as of September 30, 1998, by and between
                  Capital Senior Living  Properties 2 - NHPCT,  Inc.  and Lehman
                  Brothers Holdings Inc.  d/b/a Lehman Capital,  a  division  of
                  Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

         99.1     Press Release, dated October 5, 1998.





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                                   SIGNATURES

         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 hereunto duly authorized.


                                  CAPITAL SENIOR LIVING CORPORATION
                                  (Registrant)


Date:    October 15, 1998


                                  By:      /s/ Lawrence A. Cohen
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                                           Lawrence A. Cohen
                                           Chief Financial Officer


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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

                                                                    Sequentially
Exhibit No.               Exhibit Description                      Numbered Page
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2.1         Asset Purchase Agreement, dated as of July 24, 1998,
            by and between  Capital Senior Living Properties, Inc.
            and NHP Retirement Housing Partners I Limited
            Partnership.

2.2         Assignment and Amendment to Asset Purchase
            Agreement, effective as of September 29, 1998,
            by and among NHP Retirement Housing Partners
            I Limited Partnership, Capital Senior Living
            Properties, Inc., and Capital Senior Living Properties
            2 - NHPCT, Inc.

2.3         Loan Agreement, dated as of September 30, 1998, by
            and between Capital Senior Living Properties 2 - NHPCT,
            Inc. and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. d/b/a Lehman
            Capital, a division of Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.

99.1        Press Release, dated October 5, 1998


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