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I have three of these, and they seem to thrive on neglect. They just need some light and occasional water. It is natural for the lower leaves to yellow and fall off as the plant grows.
This are informations I took from a site about Dracaena caring:"In the home, plant diseases are very rarely a problem. Too much or too little water plus insects and mites are the main problems. Root rot usually results from a soil mix that does not drain quickly or overly frequent watering. Scale insects and mites are the most common insect pests of dracaena.
Dry tips and edges are usually caused by too little humidity. Round dry patches and streaks on the leaves may be caused by excessive sunlight on the foliage. A sudden loss of many leaves can be caused by changes in temperature, drafts, too much water, poor drainage or heavy insect infestations. Leaf tips and margins may burn or become yellow if plants are fertilized too heavily.
Dracaena is very sensitive to fluoride. Symptoms include yellowing of the tips or margins of the leaf or dead, scorched areas. Avoid potting soils that have a high percentage of perlite and keep the soil pH between 6.0 and 6.5 to prevent fluoride from causing injury. Do not use fertilizer which contains superphosphate since it often has high levels of fluorine."
I generally spray water into the room if it is too hot and especially too dry. I hope that will help.
i agree with clare_CA mine seems 2 thrive on neglect little water and mine gets lots of non direct light i pull the dead yellowing leaves off and it looks more like a little palm and it seems 2 grow faster a bit.i use a lght potting soil with more perlite added to my preferance and a little worm waste ( black gold). good luck with ur drac
