Meet our Staff

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Diane is a Certified Social Worker & Certified Case Manager, working 30 years in Geriatrics, and in healthcare. Diane is also a lifelong active community volunteer with her family. Diane & her 3 siblings were raised with a strong commitment to church, faith, religion, and serving others. Diane’s extensive involvement with her church started when she was a little kid volunteering and helping with church Services, the Nursery, Sunday School, Events and Fundraisers with her parents & siblings. Diane, her Husband, and 4 beautiful children have been lifelong active community volunteers at Church, Roswell Park, Kaleida Health, Catholic Health, Hospice, Williamsville Schools, Sports, Scouts, the Marine Corps, & in the community.

Her career includes Director of Social Work and Admissions in Skilled Nursing Facilities, Rehabs, & Adult Day Program in addition to being a Social Worker & Discharge Planner. Diane's work also includes being Director of Community Relations, Sales & Marketing in Assisted Living. Her experience also includes being a Hospice Social Worker and End of Life Minister & Grief Counselor at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. Diane has been a longtime advocate for patient end of life wishes by coordinating & serving on Health Care Proxy & Advance Directives Committees and Ethics Committees. Diane's community relations and community education work includes coordinating & presenting at Grief Support Groups and support groups of all kinds.

Diane's work at Lifetime Health embedded in 5 PCP practices in WNY and consulting for 10 Rochester PCP Practices includes being a High-Risk Care Manager and pioneer member of the Population Health Team; addressing the whole patient and eliminating gaps in care & barriers to care for Birth to Geriatric patients. This includes patient counseling and education, dementia and mental health assessments, developing patient centered care plans, providing long term planning assistance to patients & families, and assisting patients with obtaining benefits and medications. Diane's specialty is referrals and linkages to barriers to care and gaps in care. Diane has also worked & volunteered many years with Developmentally Disabled individuals and families.

Diane feels very blessed that her life & career experiences help her learn & grow spiritually. More importantly, these experiences enable her to help others and make a difference in this world with her Teammates. Diane is very honored & thankful to be chosen for this wonderful position as Director of the Lord of Life Adult Day Program. Diane's goal is to help the program & organization become even bigger and better than ever. Diane's passion is to make a difference with the Team in the lives of the individuals & families served by this wonderful program. Diane is super excited about this opportunity and looks forward to this next step in her life journey.

DIANE L

716-668-8000 EXT 215

dluther@lordoflife.us

Angels Helping Angels !

At Lord of Life Adult Day Health Center, we have Angels Helping Angels ! Our staff is our greatest asset.  

Our staff are all working the mission to help you and your loved one. Many of our staff have worked here many years.  Our staff LOVE what they do and care about our clients and families.

Every day brings new smiles to our hearts and our faces helping clients to make friends, have fun, and feel at home in our Center.

Our staff are required to have background checks along with current health and training requirements mandated by NYS and other governing entities. We also have bilingual staff !

Many clients don’t want to leave at the end of the day ! They’re having too much fun !

Lord of Life is committed to providing a workplace free from discrimination or harassment. We expect every member of the Lord of Life community to do their part to cultivate and maintain an environment where everyone has the opportunity to feel included, and is afforded the respect and dignity they deserve.

Decisions related to hiring, compensating, training, evaluating performance, or terminating are made fairly, and we provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified candidates and employees. We examine our unconscious biases and take responsibility for always striving to create an inclusive environment that makes every employee and candidate feel welcome.