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Even in nursing homes, Seniors try Facebook to visit and keep up with family and friends. Growing numbers of elderly people are learning how to use Facebook so they can stay in touch with their family and old friends. Classes that teach basics are popping up in many cities. Public libraries are a popular source of instruction. After taking the course, older seniors might need a little assistance with it at first, but family members, caregivers and nursing home aids don't mind helping them get started. Because many seniors don't send or receive text messages, the immediacy of Facebook   is what attracts them to take a class and create an account. At Fort Bend County libraries in Texas, public information officers say that classes are open to people of all ages, but most students are seniors. A study reported in the journal, Computers in Human Behavior, shows that retirees who use the Internet regularly are  28 percent less likely to be depressed. Older seniors may