What is a reasonable price for an elder care attorney to draw up a trust so that she can qualifiy for Medicaid and file any applications?

If trying to qualify for Medicaid by setting up a trust, that could very well be considered gifting by Medicaid and subject to penalty. Be very careful with that. If need for Care is immediate, it may very well be too late for a trust to be setup to "protect" assets.

Here in GA we were quoted $8,000 last year.

Attorney fees vary from block to block. When looking for a lawyer for a simple trust, the cost varied between $1500 and $6000. We went with the most expensive one thinking that the cost related to quality of performance. We were wrong.

In addition to the complexity of the trust, it depends on your location. Attorney fees vary from state to state.

In NYC, about 10 years ago, the price was 30K. This was for a fairly complex special needs trust and dozens of greedy relatives, one of whom told us that HE could have gotten it done for $3,000.

It really depends upon the complexity of the trust.