UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              Washington, DC 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)  March 8, 2005 
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                        Capital Senior Living Corporation
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             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

                                    Delaware
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                 (State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)

        1-13445                                        75-2678809
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  (Commission File Number)                    (IRS Employer Identification No.)

        14160 Dallas Parkway
        Suite 300
        Dallas Texas                                       75254

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  (Address of Principal Executive Offices)               (Zip Code)

                                 (972) 770-5600
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              (Registrant's Telephone Number, Including Area Code)


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          (Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

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Item 2.02    Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

     On March 8, 2005,  the registrant  announced its financial  results for the
quarter ended December 31, 2004 and fiscal year 2004 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 being furnished under this
Item 2.02 and Exhibit  99.1 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  adjusted 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
the 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.


Item 9.01     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 9.01:

          99.1     Press Release dated March 8, 2005







                                   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.


Date:  March 8, 2005                      Capital Senior Living Corporation


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







                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

              Exhibit No.               Exhibit Name

     The following exhibit to this current report on Form 8-K is not being filed
but is being furnished pursuant to Item 9.01:

                  99.1                  Press Release dated March 8, 2005