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)  December 30, 2004  
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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 1.01     Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement.

     On December 30 and 31, 2004, GMAC Commercial Mortgage  Corporation ("GMAC")
funded loans to  subsidiaries of Capital Senior Living  Corporation  ("Company")
which  refinanced  loans on 14 senior  housing  properties  of the Company.  The
aggregate  amount of the GMAC loan facility,  dated effective as of December 29,
2004, was  $128,400,000  and  refinanced  loans on eight  properties  previously
financed by GMAC and on six  properties  previously  financed by three  separate
loan  facilities with Key Corporate  Capital,  Compass Bank and Bank of America.
The  Company's  total  indebtedness  related  to  these  14  properties  remains
approximately unchanged.

     The loans from GMAC  financing the 14 properties  each have a term of three
years  with two  one-year  extension  options.  The loans  each have an  initial
interest  rate of LIBOR plus 350 basis  points and provide for reduced  rates if
certain  debt  service  coverage  ratios  are  achieved.  The loans are  payable
monthly,  with payments  consisting of interest and principal based on a 25-year
amortization  schedule.  The loans are secured by mortgages or deeds of trust on
the   properties,   assignments  of  leases  and  contracts  and  other  related
collateral,  and each loan is cross defaulted and cross  collateralized with the
other GMAC loans in the facility.  Each loan is  guaranteed  by various  related
Company  subsidiaries  as well as by  Capital  Senior  Living  Corporation,  the
parent. The loans require compliance with typical representations and warranties
and on-going covenants, including debt service coverage and occupancy covenants.
Each  property  securing the loans can be released from the lien of the mortgage
or deed of trust on that property  provided  that minimum debt service  coverage
ratios are  maintained  on the remaining  properties in the GMAC loan  facility.
Within the next thirty days,  the Company is required to purchase  interest rate
cap agreements or other interest rate pledge  products to provide  protection in
case the base LIBOR rate increases above certain levels.

     As part of the  refinancing,  the Company  entered into agreements with Key
Corporate  Capital  providing for settlement of certain Treasury lock agreements
relating to the Key Corporate Capital loans being repaid.  Within the next year,
the Company will have the option of paying the Treasury lock  obligation in full
or executing a five-year note for such payment.

Item 1.02     Termination of a Material Definitive Agreement.

              See Item 1.01

Item 2.03     Creation of a Direct Financial Obligation or an Obligation under
              an Off-Balance Sheet Arrangement of a Registrant.

              See Item 1.01

Item 9.01     Financial Statements and Exhibits

     (a)  Not applicable.

     (b)  Not applicable.

     (c)  Exhibits.

                  No.      Exhibit Name
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     The  following  exhibits to this  current  report on Form 8-K are not being
filed but are being furnished pursuant to Item 9.01:

                 99.1     Press Release dated January 5, 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:  January 5, 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
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     The  following  exhibits to this  current  report on Form 8-K are not being
filed but are being furnished pursuant to Item 9.01:

                 99.1                     Press Release dated January 5, 2005




                                                                    Exhibit 99.1


[OBJECT OMITTED]   Capital
                   Senior
                   Living
                   Corporation


For Immediate Release                                 Contact: Ralph A. Beattie
                                                                   972/770-5600

           CAPITAL SENIOR LIVING CORPORATION ANNOUNCES THE REFINANCING
                        OF 14 SENIOR HOUSING PROPERTIES

DALLAS - (BUSINESS  WIRE) - January 5, 2005 - Capital Senior Living  Corporation
(the "Company")  (NYSE:CSU),  one of the country's  largest  operators of senior
living  communities,  announced the  completion of the  refinancing of 14 senior
housing  properties  with GMAC  Commercial  Mortgage  ("GMAC").  The total  loan
facility of $128.4 million  refinanced eight properties  previously  financed by
GMAC and six properties previously financed under three separate loan agreements
with Key Corporate  Capital,  Compass Bank and Bank of America,  which have been
prepaid.  The Company's total indebtedness remains  approximately  unchanged and
$6.2 million of previously restricted cash has become available.

Eleven of the refinanced  properties are either  Waterford or Wellington  models
with an aggregate capacity of approximately  1,600 residents and the other three
are properties  that have been recently  expanded or renovated with an aggregate
capacity of approximately  800 residents.  The loans financing the 14 properties
have a term of three years with two one-year extension options.

Each of these loans has an initial  interest rate of LIBOR plus 350 basis points
and provides for reduced  rates once  certain debt service  coverage  ratios are
achieved.  Within the next thirty days, the Company intends to purchase interest
rate caps to provide  protection  in case the base LIBOR  rate  increases  above
certain levels.  The Company expects to realize a lower blended  financing cost,
including the cost of the interest  rate caps,  than the rates in the loans that
were refinanced.

These interim loans  provide time for the  communities  to stabilize and qualify
for long-term fixed rate financing.  Each property is available for release from
the loan agreement at the Company's  request  provided that minimum debt service
coverage ratios are maintained on the remaining pool of assets.

"We are  pleased  with  the  confidence  that  GMAC  has in the  senior  housing
industry, and our Company in particular," said James A. Stroud,  Chairman of the
Company.  "This new loan agreement  extends the maturity of the mortgage  notes,
reduces our average  borrowing  costs,  and  provides the Company time to season
these  communities  for  fixed-rate  financing.  GMAC  was able to  structure  a
flexible  loan program which  permits the Company to secure  long-term  loans as
individual properties qualify for fixed-rate financing." 

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"This loan  agreement  represents  approximately  half of our total debt," added
Lawrence Cohen, Chief Executive  Officer,  "and consolidating the loans with one
lender greatly simplifies our capital structure.  The refinancing also increases
our  available  cash  and  eliminates  numerous  loan  covenants  in  the  prior
agreements."

"This was a perfect  transaction for us in a number of respects - the asset pool
was of high quality and  geographically  diverse,  performance trends were solid
and Capital Senior is a long time client and a company we view as one of the top
seniors housing  operators in the country,"  commented  William (Bill) E. Shine,
Executive Vice President,  GMAC Commercial  Mortgage.  "This  transaction was an
excellent  opportunity  to expand our  relationship  with a  prominent  industry
leader."


ABOUT THE COMPANY

Capital Senior Living  Corporation is one of the nation's  largest  operators of
residential  communities for senior adults. The Company's  operating  philosophy
emphasizes a continuum of care, which integrates  independent  living,  assisted
living and home care services,  to provide  residents the  opportunity to age in
place.

The Company currently operates 56 senior living communities in 20 states with an
aggregate capacity of approximately 8,700 residents,  including 41 senior living
communities  which the Company  owns or in which the  Company  has an  ownership
interest,  and 15 communities it manages for third parties.  In the  communities
operated by the  company,  85 percent of  residents  live  independently  and 15
percent of residents require assistance with activities of daily living.

The forward-looking  statements in this release are subject to certain risks and
uncertainties that could cause results to differ materially,  including, but not
without  limitation  to,  the  Company's  ability to find  suitable  acquisition
properties at favorable terms, financing,  licensing, business conditions, risks
of  downturns  in  economic  conditions   generally,   satisfaction  of  closing
conditions such as those  pertaining to licensure,  availability of insurance at
commercially   reasonable  rates,  and  changes  in  accounting  principles  and
interpretations  among others,  and other risks and factors identified from time
to time in our reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Contact Ralph A. Beattie,  Chief  Financial  Officer,  at  972-770-5600  or Matt
Hayden, Hayden Communications, Inc. at 858-456-4533 for more information.

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