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): April 30, 2003



                        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.

         (c) Exhibits.  The following exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K
is not being filed but is being furnished pursuant to Item 9 below:

                  99.1     Press Release dated April 30, 2003


Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure.

         In accordance with SEC Release No. 33-8216,  the following  information
(including  the  attached  exhibit),  intended to be  furnished  under "Item 12.
Results of Operations and Financial Condition," is instead furnished under "Item
9. Regulation FD Disclosure." As provided in General Instructions B.2 and B.6 of
Form 8-K,  such  information  shall not be deemed to be "filed" for  purposes of
Section 18 of the  Securities  Exchange Act of 1934,  as amended (the  "Exchange
Act"),  nor shall it be deemed to be  incorporated  by  reference  in any filing
under the Securities  Act of 1933, as amended,  except as shall be expressly set
forth by specific reference in such a filing.

         On April 30, 2003, the registrant  announced its financial  results for
the quarter  ended March 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.   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  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 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.








                                    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: May 2, 2003                     Capital Senior Living Corporation


                                      By: /s/ David R. Brickman
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                                      Name: David R. Brickman
                                      Title: Vice President







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit No.                  Description
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99.1                         Press Release dated April 30, 2003