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): November 4, 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                     75234

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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 November 4, 2003


Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On November 4, 2003, the registrant announced its financial results for the
quarter ended  September 30, 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  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: November 4, 2003                  Capital Senior Living Corporation


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




                                  EXHIBIT INDEX



Exhibit No.                     Description

99.1                       Press Release dated November 4, 2003