SCHEDULE 13D

                               (RULE 13D-101)

 Information to be Included in Statements Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(a) and
             Amendments Thereto Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-2(a)

                     SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                 Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                            (Amendment No. 18)*

                         ARV ASSISTED LIVING, INC.
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                              (Name of Issuer)

                  Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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                       (Title of Class of Securities)

                                 00204C107
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                               (CUSIP Number)

      Marjorie L. Reifenberg, Esq.                 Lee S. Parks, Esq.
  Lazard Freres Real Estate Investors        Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver &
                 L.L.C.                                 Jacobson
          30 Rockefeller Plaza                     One New York Plaza
        New York, New York 10020                New York, New York 10004
             (212) 632-6000                          (212) 859-8000
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    (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Persons Authorized to Receive
                        Notices and Communications)

                             February 18, 2003
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          (Date of Event Which Requires Filing of This Statement)

     If the filing person has previously  filed a statement on Schedule 13G
to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is
filing this Schedule because of Rule 13d-1(e),  13d-1(f) or 13d-1(g), check
the following box |_|.

          Note.  Schedules  filed in paper  format  shall  include a signed
     original and five copies of the schedule,  including all exhibits. See
     Rule 13d-7 for other parties to whom copies are to be sent.

     * The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's  initial  filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities,  and for any subsequent amendment containing  information which
would alter disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

     The information required on the remainder of this cover page shall not
be deemed to be "filed"  for the  purpose  of Section 18 of the  Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the
Act (however, see the Notes).



                             SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No.  00204C107                                    PAGE 2 OF 12 PAGES

1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

    Prometheus Assisted Living LLC

2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP     (a)  [ ]
                                                         (b)  [ ]

3   SEC USE ONLY


4   SOURCE OF FUNDS

                OO

5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
    REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                   [ ]


6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                DELAWARE

  NUMBER OF      7  SOLE VOTING POWER

   SHARES           -0-

BENEFICIALLY     8  SHARED VOTING POWER

OWNED BY EACH       7,595,069 shares of Common Stock

 REPORTING       9  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

PERSON WITH         -0-

                10  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                    7,595,069 shares of Common Stock

11  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

    7,595,069 shares of Common Stock

12  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)             [X]
    EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES


13  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

    43.5%

14  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

    OO



                             SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No.  00204C107                                    PAGE 3 OF 12 PAGES

1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

    LF Strategic Realty Investors II L.P.

2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP     (a)  [ ]
                                                         (b)  [ ]

3   SEC USE ONLY


4   SOURCE OF FUNDS

                OO, BK

5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
    REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                   [ ]


6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                DELAWARE

  NUMBER OF      7  SOLE VOTING POWER

   SHARES           -0-

BENEFICIALLY     8  SHARED VOTING POWER

OWNED BY EACH       8,345,069 shares of Common Stock

 REPORTING       9  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

PERSON WITH         -0-

                10  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                    8,345,069 shares of Common Stock

11  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

    8,345,069 shares of Common Stock

12  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)             [ ]
    EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES


13  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

    45.8%

14  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

    PN


                             SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No.  00204C107                                    PAGE 4 OF 12 PAGES

1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

    LFSRI II Alternative Partnership L.P.

2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP     (a)  [ ]
                                                         (b)  [ ]

3   SEC USE ONLY


4   SOURCE OF FUNDS

                OO, BK

5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
    REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                   [ ]


6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                DELAWARE

  NUMBER OF      7  SOLE VOTING POWER

   SHARES           -0-

BENEFICIALLY     8  SHARED VOTING POWER

OWNED BY EACH       7,595,069 shares of Common Stock

 REPORTING       9  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

PERSON WITH         -0-

                10  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                    7,595,069 shares of Common Stock

11  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

    7,595,069 shares of Common Stock

12  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)             [X]
    EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES


13  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

    43.5%

14  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

    PN


                             SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No.  00204C107                                    PAGE 5 OF 12 PAGES

1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

    LFSRI II - CADIM Alternative Partnership L.P.

2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP     (a)  [ ]
                                                         (b)  [ ]

3   SEC USE ONLY


4   SOURCE OF FUNDS

                OO, BK

5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
    REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                   [ ]


6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                DELAWARE

  NUMBER OF      7  SOLE VOTING POWER

   SHARES           -0-

BENEFICIALLY     8  SHARED VOTING POWER

OWNED BY EACH       7,595,069 shares of Common Stock

 REPORTING       9  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

PERSON WITH         -0-

                10  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                    7,595,069 shares of Common Stock

11  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

    7,595,069 shares of Common Stock

12  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)             [X]
    EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES


13  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

    43.5%

14  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

    PN




                             SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No.  00204C107                                    PAGE 6 OF 12 PAGES

1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

    Lazard Freres Real Estate Investors L.L.C.

2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP     (a)  [ ]
                                                         (b)  [ ]

3   SEC USE ONLY


4   SOURCE OF FUNDS

                OO, BK

5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
    REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                   [ ]


6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                NEW YORK

  NUMBER OF      7  SOLE VOTING POWER

   SHARES           -0-

BENEFICIALLY     8  SHARED VOTING POWER

OWNED BY EACH       8,345,069 shares of Common Stock

 REPORTING       9  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

PERSON WITH         -0-

                10  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                    8,345,069 shares of Common Stock

11  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

    8,345,069 shares of Common Stock

12  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)             [ ]
    EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES


13  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

    45.8%

14  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

    OO



                             SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No.  00204C107                                    PAGE 7 OF 12 PAGES

1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

    Lazard Freres & Co. LLC

2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP     (a)  [ ]
                                                         (b)  [ ]

3   SEC USE ONLY


4   SOURCE OF FUNDS

                OO, BK

5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
    REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                   [ ]


6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                NEW YORK

  NUMBER OF      7  SOLE VOTING POWER

   SHARES           -0-

BENEFICIALLY     8  SHARED VOTING POWER

OWNED BY EACH       8,345,069 shares of Common Stock

 REPORTING       9  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

PERSON WITH         -0-

                10  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                    8,345,069 shares of Common Stock

11  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

    8,345,069 shares of Common Stock

12  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)             [ ]
    EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES


13  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

    45.8%

14  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

    OO



                             SCHEDULE 13D

CUSIP No.  00204C107                                    PAGE 8 OF 12 PAGES

1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

    LFSRI II Assisted Living LLC

2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP     (a)  [ ]
                                                         (b)  [ ]

3   SEC USE ONLY


4   SOURCE OF FUNDS

                OO

5   CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS
    REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) OR 2(e)                   [ ]


6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

                DELAWARE

  NUMBER OF      7  SOLE VOTING POWER

   SHARES           -0-

BENEFICIALLY     8  SHARED VOTING POWER

OWNED BY EACH       750,000 shares of Common Stock

 REPORTING       9  SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

PERSON WITH         -0-

                10  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

                    750,000 shares of Common Stock

11  AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

    750,000 shares of Common Stock

12  CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11)             [X]
    EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES


13  PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

    4.1%

14  TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

    OO



     This Amendment No. 18 to Schedule 13D is filed by Prometheus  Assisted
Living  LLC,  a  Delaware  limited  liability  company  ("Prometheus"),  LF
Strategic Realty Investors II L.P., a Delaware limited  partnership,  LFSRI
II Alternative  Partnership  L.P., a Delaware  limited  partnership,  LFSRI
II-CADIM  Alternative  Partnership  L.P., a Delaware  limited  partnership,
Lazard Freres Real Estate Investors  L.L.C.,  a New York limited  liability
company  ("LFREI"),  LFSRI II  Assisted  Living  LLC,  a  Delaware  limited
liability  company,  and  Lazard  Freres  & Co.  LLC,  a New  York  limited
liability company. Capitalized terms used herein but not defined shall have
the meanings  ascribed thereto in the Schedule 13D, as amended,  originally
filed by  Prometheus  and LFREI on July 23, 1997 (as amended,  the "Initial
Schedule 13D"). The Initial Schedule 13D is hereby amended as follows:

ITEM 2.   IDENTITY AND BACKGROUND.

     Item 2 is hereby amended to add the following information to the table
contained in Schedule 2  (Management  Committee of Lazard Freres & Co. LLC)
to the Initial Schedule 13D:

     Name                                   Principal Occupation
     ----                                   --------------------
     Charles Stonehill                      Managing Director and
     (citizen of the United States and      Head of Global Capital Markets of
     the United Kingdom)                    Lazard Freres & Co. LLC

     The  references  to  Andrew E.  Zobler  and his  principal  occupation
contained  in Schedule 1  (Executive  Officers  and  Members of  Investment
Committee  of Lazard  Freres Real Estate  Investors  L.L.C.) of the Initial
Schedule 13D are hereby deleted in their entirety.

ITEM 4.   PURPOSE OF TRANSACTION.

          Item 4 is amended to add the following:

     Assisted   Living,   Inc.  (the  "Company")  has  outstanding   6-3/4%
Convertible  Subordinated  Notes due 2006 (the  "Notes")  issued  under the
terms of an Indenture (the "Indenture"), dated as of April 3, 1996, between
the Company and The Chase Manhattan Bank, N.A., as trustee. Under the terms
of the  Indenture,  after  the  completion  of the  merger  (the  "Merger")
contemplated by the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the  "Agreement"),  dated
as of January 3, 2003, by and among Prometheus,  Jenny Merger Corp. and the
Company,  the  Notes  will no  longer  be  convertible  into  shares of the
Company's common stock. Instead, upon conversion of any Note, the holder of
such Note will receive an amount equal to $3.90,  the  consideration  being
paid for each share of the  Company's  common  stock  under the  Agreement,
multiplied by the number of shares of the Company's common stock into which
the Note was convertible prior to the Merger, without interest.

     The terms of the  Indenture  and the Notes would  require the Company,
within 30 days after completion of the Merger,  to mail to each holder of a
Note an offer (a  "Change  of  Control  Offer")  to  repurchase  all or any
portion  of the  holder's  Notes at a purchase  price  equal to 101% of the
principal  amount of the holder's  Notes plus accrued and unpaid  interest.
Under the terms of the Indenture,  the Company has the right,  at any time,
to redeem all or a portion of the Notes then  outstanding  at the following
redemption  prices  (expressed as  percentages  of the  principal  amount),
together with accrued  interest to the redemption  date, if redeemed during
the twelve month period beginning April 1:


                 YEAR                          REDEMPTION PRICE
                 ----                          ----------------

                 2002                              102.700%
                 2003                              102.025%
                 2004                              101.350%
                 2005                              100.675%

     Prometheus  presently  intends to cause the Company to redeem promptly
after the completion date of the Merger all of the outstanding Notes at the
applicable  redemption  price set forth above instead of making a Change of
Control Offer.

     In addition, prior to the completion of the Merger,  Prometheus or one
of its  affiliates  may, with the approval of the board of directors of the
Company  (the  "Board") and the special  committee  of the Board,  purchase
outstanding Notes in open market or privately negotiated transactions.



                                 SIGNATURES

     After reasonable  inquiry and to the best of its knowledge and belief,
each of the  undersigned  certifies that the  information set forth in this
statement is true, complete and correct.

Dated:  February 18, 2003

                   PROMETHEUS ASSISTED LIVING LLC

                      By:   LF Strategic Realty Investors II L.P.,
                            LFSRI II Alternative Partnership L.P., and
                            LFSRI II-CADIM Alternative Partnership L.P.,
                            its managing members

                            By:    Lazard Freres Real Estate Investors L.L.C.
                                   its general partner

                                   By:  /s/ John A. Moore
                                       ------------------------
                                       Name:   John A. Moore
                                       Title:  Managing Principal and Chief
                                               Financial Officer

                   LF STRATEGIC REALTY INVESTORS II L.P.

                      By:   Lazard Freres Real Estate Investors L.L.C.,
                            its general partner

                            By:   /s/ John A. Moore
                                ----------------------
                                Name:   John A. Moore
                                Title:  Managing Principal and Chief
                                        Financial Officer

                   LFSRI II ALTERNATIVE PARTNERSHIP L.P.

                      By:   Lazard Freres Real Estate Investors L.L.C.,
                            its general partner

                            By:    /s/ John A. Moore
                                 ---------------------
                                 Name:   John A. Moore
                                 Title:  Managing Principal and Chief
                                         Financial Officer

                   LFSRI II-CADIM ALTERNATIVE PARTNERSHIP L.P.

                      By:   Lazard Freres Real Estate Investors L.L.C.,
                            its general partner

                            By:    /s/ John A. Moore
                                 ---------------------
                                 Name:   John A. Moore
                                 Title:  Managing Principal and Chief
                                         Financial Officer

                   LAZARD FRERES REAL ESTATE INVESTORS L.L.C.

                            By:    /s/ John A. Moore
                                 ---------------------
                                 Name:   John A. Moore
                                 Title:  Managing Principal and Chief
                                         Financial Officer

                   LAZARD FRERES & CO. LLC

                            By:    /s/ Scott D. Hoffman
                                 --------------------------
                                 Name:    Scott D. Hoffman
                                 Title:   Managing Director

                   LFSRI II ASSISTED LIVING LLC

                      By:   LF Strategic Realty Investors II L.P.,
                            its managing member

                            By:    Lazard Freres Real Estate Investors L.L.C.
                                   its general partner

                                   By:  /s/ John A. Moore
                                       ------------------------
                                       Name:   John A. Moore
                                       Title:  Managing Principal and Chief
                                               Financial Officer