I tried Dieffenbachia before, and it made me realize, it hated our dry area, even if I water it with care, I cannot provide the humidity it needs..sadly.
And I have seen them grow carefree and huge in my homeland, direct sun, part shade, shade..just happy there. Thinking about it, seems it likes high humidity and sustained warmth, nothing lower than 70F, temps may go higher provided humidity is high. And it gets such levels of rainfall there, so it is easily grown mostly outdoors.
I have seen some growers online where they enclose their humidity needy plants in a curio cabinet, where they can install a humidifier and fan. That seems to work for them..maybe think of ways you can do something similar. But do trim off all the dead leaves too, for aesthetics and help remove potential fungal issues.